Number of neonatal deaths in Somalia
Somalia: Number of neonatal deaths was 27,537 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27,537
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
18th
of 196 countries
All-time high
28,120
in 2022
All-time low
14,988
in 1984
Years of data
41
1984–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Somalia, 1984–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Somalia stood at 27,537.
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 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14,988, in 1984.
Somalia ranks 18th of 196 countries on this measure, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 14,988 | — |
| 1985 | 15,522 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 16,075 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 16,691 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 17,044 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 16,491 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 16,185 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 17,030 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 16,083 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 15,972 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 15,915 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 16,328 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 17,008 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 17,545 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 18,274 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 19,073 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 19,904 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 20,873 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 21,818 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 22,665 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 23,454 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 24,124 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 24,769 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 25,129 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 25,572 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 25,661 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 26,005 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 27,824 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 25,716 | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 25,572 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 25,918 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 26,189 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 26,384 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 27,050 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 27,004 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 27,006 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27,214 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 27,501 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 28,120 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 27,464 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 27,537 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16,135 | 14,988 | 17,044 | 6 |
| 1990s | 16,941 | 15,915 | 19,073 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,397 | 19,904 | 25,661 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,467 | 25,572 | 27,824 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,567 | 27,214 | 28,120 | 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 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 neonatal deaths in Somalia?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Somalia was 27,537 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 28,120 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,988 in 1984.
- How does Somalia rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Somalia ranks 18th out of 196 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.