Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0828 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1984–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia is 0.0828 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 units per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0513 units per square kilometre, in 1984.
Somalia ranks 41st of 195 countries on this measure, 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 | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0561 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0588 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.061 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0609 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0594 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1202 units per square kilometre | +102.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1178 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1122 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0555 units per square kilometre | -50.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0593 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0614 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0638 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.066 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0687 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0713 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.074 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0769 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0796 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0822 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0847 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0868 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.088 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0884 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0885 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1031 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2024 units per square kilometre | +96.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1035 units per square kilometre | -48.9% |
| 2013 | 0.084 units per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0845 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0845 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1029 units per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0931 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0841 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.084 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1084 units per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0828 units per square kilometre | -23.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0828 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.09 units per square kilometre, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0828 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0821 units 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 units per square kilometre | 0.1202 units per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +96.3% | 0.1031 units per square kilometre | 0.2024 units per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -50.6% | 0.1122 units per square kilometre | 0.0555 units per square kilometre |
| 2012 | -48.9% | 0.2024 units per square kilometre | 0.1035 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0569 units per square kilometre | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | 0.061 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0784 units per square kilometre | 0.0555 units per square kilometre | 0.1202 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0821 units per square kilometre | 0.0713 units per square kilometre | 0.0885 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1027 units per square kilometre | 0.084 units per square kilometre | 0.2024 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0898 units per square kilometre | 0.0828 units per square kilometre | 0.1084 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 38 Nepal 0.0927 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Yemen 0.09 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Kenya 0.0886 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Cameroon 0.0827 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Mauritius 0.0826 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Senegal 0.0817 units 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 units 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 units 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 units 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- 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.