Number of neonatal deaths in Somalia
Somalia: Number of neonatal deaths was 27,537 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal deaths in Somalia, 1984–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Somalia is 27,537 deaths, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Somalia peaked at 28,120 deaths in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14,988 deaths, in 1984.
That places Somalia 18th out of 199 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 neonatal deaths in Somalia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 14,988 deaths | — |
| 1985 | 15,522 deaths | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 16,075 deaths | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 16,691 deaths | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 17,044 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 16,491 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 16,185 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 17,030 deaths | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 16,083 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 15,972 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 15,915 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 16,328 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 17,008 deaths | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 17,545 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 18,274 deaths | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 19,073 deaths | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 19,904 deaths | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 20,873 deaths | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 21,818 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 22,665 deaths | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 23,454 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 24,124 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 24,769 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 25,129 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 25,572 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 25,661 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 26,005 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 27,824 deaths | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 25,716 deaths | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 25,572 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 25,918 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 26,189 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 26,384 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 27,050 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 27,004 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 27,006 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27,214 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 27,501 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 28,120 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 27,464 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 27,537 deaths | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16,135 deaths | 14,988 deaths | 17,044 deaths | 6 |
| 1990s | 16,941 deaths | 15,915 deaths | 19,073 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,397 deaths | 19,904 deaths | 25,661 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,467 deaths | 25,572 deaths | 27,824 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,567 deaths | 27,214 deaths | 28,120 deaths | 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)
- 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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Somalia?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Somalia was 27,537 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 28,120 deaths in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,988 deaths in 1984.
- How does Somalia rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Somalia ranks 18th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .