Number of infant deaths, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Number of infant deaths, per capita was 0.0027 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Somalia, 1984–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, per capita in Somalia stood at 0.0027 deaths per person. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0114 deaths per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 deaths per person, in 2024.
That places Somalia 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.005 deaths per person | — |
| 1985 | 0.005 deaths per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.005 deaths per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0051 deaths per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0053 deaths per person | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0054 deaths per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0053 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0111 deaths per person | +110.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0114 deaths per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0105 deaths per person | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.005 deaths per person | -53.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0051 deaths per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0051 deaths per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0051 deaths per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0051 deaths per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0051 deaths per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0051 deaths per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.005 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 deaths per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.005 deaths per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.005 deaths per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.005 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.005 deaths per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0046 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0053 deaths per person | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0103 deaths per person | +94.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 deaths per person | -49.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 deaths per person | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 0.004 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 deaths per person | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 deaths per person | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 deaths per person | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 deaths per person | +25.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 deaths per person | -25.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 deaths per person | -4.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0027 deaths per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0013 deaths per person, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0027 deaths per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 deaths per person, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, per capita 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 | +110.2% | 0.0053 deaths per person | 0.0111 deaths per person |
| 2011 | +94.9% | 0.0053 deaths per person | 0.0103 deaths per person |
| 1994 | -53.0% | 0.0105 deaths per person | 0.005 deaths per person |
| 2012 | -49.4% | 0.0103 deaths per person | 0.0052 deaths per person |
| 2022 | +25.2% | 0.0031 deaths per person | 0.0038 deaths per person |
| 2023 | -25.9% | 0.0038 deaths per person | 0.0028 deaths per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0051 deaths per person | 0.005 deaths per person | 0.0054 deaths per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0069 deaths per person | 0.005 deaths per person | 0.0114 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 deaths per person | 0.0046 deaths per person | 0.0051 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0048 deaths per person | 0.0033 deaths per person | 0.0103 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 deaths per person | 0.0027 deaths per person | 0.0038 deaths per person | 5 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per capita in Somalia?
- Number of infant deaths, per capita in Somalia was 0.0027 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0114 deaths per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for number of infant deaths, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.