Number of infant deaths gho in Somalia
Somalia: Number of infant deaths gho was 52,410 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of infant deaths gho in Somalia, 1984–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths gho in Somalia stood at 52,410.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths gho in Somalia peaked at 125,904 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 31,881, in 1984.
Somalia ranks 14th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths gho in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 31,881 | — |
| 1985 | 33,328 | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 34,953 | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 36,765 | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 38,304 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 38,297 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 37,444 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 92,288 | +146.5% |
| 1992 | 89,949 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 33,312 | -63.0% |
| 1994 | 35,595 | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 37,310 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 38,660 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 40,139 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 41,581 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 43,240 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 44,906 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 46,609 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 48,413 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 50,115 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 51,756 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 53,350 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 54,611 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 55,399 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 55,745 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 55,841 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 64,911 | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 125,904 | +94.0% |
| 2012 | 65,022 | -48.4% |
| 2013 | 53,046 | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 53,065 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53,235 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 53,369 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 64,737 | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 58,881 | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 53,373 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 53,363 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 53,297 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 68,486 | +28.5% |
| 2023 | 52,410 | -23.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 52,410 is above the median for low income countries, which is 32,235, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 52,410 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19,609, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths gho in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +146.5% | 37,444 | 92,288 |
| 2011 | +94.0% | 64,911 | 125,904 |
| 1993 | -63.0% | 89,949 | 33,312 |
| 2012 | -48.4% | 125,904 | 65,022 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,588 | 31,881 | 38,304 | 6 |
| 1990s | 48,952 | 33,312 | 92,288 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,674 | 44,906 | 55,841 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,554 | 53,046 | 125,904 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,889 | 52,410 | 68,486 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths gho in Somalia?
- Number of infant deaths gho in Somalia was 52,410 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths gho recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 125,904 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths gho recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,881 in 1984.
- How does Somalia rank for number of infant deaths gho?
- Somalia ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths gho rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of infant deaths gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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