Number of under-five deaths in Somalia
Somalia: Number of under-five deaths was 78,271 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of under-five deaths in Somalia, 1988–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in Somalia is 78,271, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Somalia peaked at 224,970 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 55,678, in 1994.
That places Somalia 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 64,207 | — |
| 1989 | 64,326 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 63,271 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 138,777 | +119.3% |
| 1992 | 136,493 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 127,402 | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 55,678 | -56.3% |
| 1995 | 58,479 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 60,989 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 63,948 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 66,978 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 69,755 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 72,417 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 75,171 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 78,063 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 80,914 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 83,711 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 86,446 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 88,739 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 90,000 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 90,219 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 89,967 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 106,484 | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 224,970 | +111.3% |
| 2012 | 105,527 | -53.1% |
| 2013 | 82,638 | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 82,373 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 82,373 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82,619 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 103,134 | +24.8% |
| 2018 | 91,654 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 81,399 | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 81,061 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 80,596 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 107,666 | +33.6% |
| 2023 | 79,057 | -26.6% |
| 2024 | 78,271 | -1.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 78,271 is above the median for low income countries, which is 52,477, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 78,271 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,761, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +119.3% | 63,271 | 138,777 |
| 2011 | +111.3% | 106,484 | 224,970 |
| 1994 | -56.3% | 127,402 | 55,678 |
| 2012 | -53.1% | 224,970 | 105,527 |
| 2022 | +33.6% | 80,596 | 107,666 |
| 2023 | -26.6% | 107,666 | 79,057 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64,266 | 64,207 | 64,326 | 2 |
| 1990s | 84,177 | 55,678 | 138,777 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,565 | 72,417 | 90,219 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,317 | 81,399 | 224,970 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,330 | 78,271 | 107,666 | 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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (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 under-five deaths in Somalia?
- Number of under-five deaths in Somalia was 78,271 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 224,970 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,678 in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Somalia ranks 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.