Number of infant deaths in Somalia
Somalia: Number of infant deaths was 51,546 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of infant deaths in Somalia, 1984–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Somalia stood at 51,546.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Somalia peaked at 126,986 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 32,193, in 1984.
That places Somalia 14th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 32,193 | — |
| 1985 | 33,547 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 35,167 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 36,895 | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 38,295 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 38,204 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 37,284 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 75,411 | +102.3% |
| 1992 | 73,910 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 70,392 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 34,802 | -50.6% |
| 1995 | 37,177 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 38,523 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 39,997 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 41,433 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 43,087 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 44,746 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 46,443 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 48,241 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 49,937 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 51,572 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 53,160 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 54,468 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 55,204 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 55,475 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 55,529 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 64,697 | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 126,986 | +96.3% |
| 2012 | 64,900 | -48.9% |
| 2013 | 52,724 | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 52,875 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 52,998 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 53,037 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 64,570 | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 58,406 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 52,857 | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 52,787 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 52,687 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 67,978 | +29.0% |
| 2023 | 51,965 | -23.6% |
| 2024 | 51,546 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,717 | 32,193 | 38,295 | 6 |
| 1990s | 49,202 | 34,802 | 75,411 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,478 | 44,746 | 55,529 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,405 | 52,724 | 126,986 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,393 | 51,546 | 67,978 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Somalia?
- Number of infant deaths in Somalia was 51,546 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 126,986 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,193 in 1984.
- How does Somalia rank for number of infant deaths?
- Somalia ranks 14th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.