Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre was 0.007 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia is 0.007 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.01 units per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 units per square kilometre, in 1993.
Somalia ranks 26th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.009 units per square kilometre | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.01 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 23 Madagascar 0.0077 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0073 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Ethiopia 0.0071 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Senegal 0.0068 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Maldives 0.0067 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 0.0066 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0764 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.007 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Somalia rank for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 maternal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of maternal 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 maternal deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of maternal deaths Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
- 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 maternal 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.