Number of maternal deaths in Somalia
Somalia: Number of maternal deaths was 4,400 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of maternal deaths in Somalia, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Somalia recorded 4,400 for number of maternal deaths in 2023.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Somalia peaked at 6,300 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,000, in 1993.
Somalia ranks 11th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4,800 | — |
| 1986 | 4,900 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 5,000 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 5,200 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 5,000 | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 4,800 | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 5,100 | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 4,500 | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 4,000 | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 4,500 | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 4,500 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,700 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 4,800 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 4,900 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 5,000 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 5,100 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 5,200 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5,400 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 5,500 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 5,700 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 5,700 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,900 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 6,000 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 5,900 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 5,800 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 6,300 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 5,800 | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 5,400 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 5,300 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 5,200 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 5,100 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 5,000 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4,900 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 5,100 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 4,700 | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 4,900 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 5,500 | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 4,800 | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 4,400 | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,980 | 4,800 | 5,200 | 5 |
| 1990s | 4,680 | 4,000 | 5,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,620 | 5,100 | 6,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,280 | 4,700 | 6,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,900 | 4,400 | 5,500 | 4 |
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 maternal deaths in Somalia?
- Number of maternal deaths in Somalia was 4,400 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,300 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 in 1993.
- How does Somalia rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Somalia ranks 11th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths 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 Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.