Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Somalia
Somalia: Number of neonatal deaths ihme was 27,005 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
27,005
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
18th
of 204 countries
All-time high
27,005
in 2019
All-time low
5,724
in 1950
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Somalia, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 27,005 for number of neonatal deaths ihme in 2019. That is the highest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths ihme in Somalia peaked at 27,005 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,724, in 1950.
Somalia ranks 18th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5,724 | — |
| 1951 | 5,866 | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 6,013 | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 6,165 | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 6,323 | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 6,486 | +2.6% |
| 1956 | 6,658 | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 6,841 | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 7,024 | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 7,212 | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 7,398 | +2.6% |
| 1961 | 7,579 | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 7,771 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 7,965 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 8,168 | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 8,381 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 8,606 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 8,853 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 9,111 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 9,390 | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 9,678 | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 9,989 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 10,247 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 10,590 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 10,969 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 11,324 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 11,827 | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 12,836 | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 14,790 | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 16,169 | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 15,376 | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 14,923 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 15,348 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 15,803 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 16,424 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 17,119 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 17,327 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 17,038 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 16,988 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 15,937 | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 15,008 | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 15,027 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 15,512 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 16,014 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 16,759 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 17,331 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 17,929 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 18,732 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 19,388 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 20,094 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 20,803 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 21,413 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 22,016 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 22,506 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 22,926 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 23,220 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 23,614 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 24,050 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 24,190 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 24,313 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 24,335 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 24,540 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 24,804 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 25,094 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 25,404 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 25,798 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 26,278 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 26,614 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 26,855 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 27,005 | +0.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 27,005 is above the median for low income countries, which is 19,820, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 27,005 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,844, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6,431 | 5,724 | 7,212 | 10 |
| 1960s | 8,322 | 7,398 | 9,390 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11,842 | 9,678 | 16,169 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,228 | 14,923 | 17,327 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,179 | 15,008 | 20,094 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,905 | 20,803 | 24,313 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,673 | 24,335 | 27,005 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 15 Cote d'Ivoire 30,414 compare
- 16 Mozambique 29,035 compare
- 17 Philippines 27,404 compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 26,890 compare
- 20 Kenya 26,413 compare
- 21 Sudan 25,701 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths ihme in Somalia?
- Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Somalia was 27,005 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths ihme recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 27,005 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths ihme recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,724 in 1950.
- How does Somalia rank for number of neonatal deaths ihme?
- Somalia ranks 18th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of neonatal deaths ihme rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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