Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0828 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1984–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia stood at 0.0828 deaths per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 23.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.2024 deaths per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0513 deaths per square kilometre, in 1984.
That places Somalia 41st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.0513 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0.0535 deaths per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0561 deaths per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0588 deaths per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.061 deaths per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0609 deaths per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0594 deaths per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1202 deaths per square kilometre | +102.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1178 deaths per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1122 deaths per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0555 deaths per square kilometre | -50.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0593 deaths per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0614 deaths per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0638 deaths per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.066 deaths per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0687 deaths per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0713 deaths per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.074 deaths per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0769 deaths per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0796 deaths per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0822 deaths per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0847 deaths per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0868 deaths per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.088 deaths per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0884 deaths per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0885 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1031 deaths per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2024 deaths per square kilometre | +96.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1035 deaths per square kilometre | -48.9% |
| 2013 | 0.084 deaths per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0843 deaths per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0845 deaths per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0845 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1029 deaths per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0931 deaths per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0843 deaths per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0841 deaths per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.084 deaths per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1084 deaths per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0828 deaths per square kilometre | -23.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0828 deaths per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.09 deaths per square kilometre, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0828 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0821 deaths per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre 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 | +102.3% | 0.0594 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1202 deaths per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +96.3% | 0.1031 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2024 deaths per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -50.6% | 0.1122 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0555 deaths per square kilometre |
| 2012 | -48.9% | 0.2024 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1035 deaths per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0569 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0513 deaths per square kilometre | 0.061 deaths per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0784 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0555 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1202 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0821 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0713 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0885 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1027 deaths per square kilometre | 0.084 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2024 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0898 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0828 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1084 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 38 Nepal 0.0927 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 39 Yemen 0.09 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 40 Kenya 0.0886 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 42 Cameroon 0.0827 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 43 Mauritius 0.0826 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 44 Senegal 0.0817 deaths per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Somalia?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.0828 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2024 deaths per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0513 deaths per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Somalia rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 41st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.