Number of youth deaths in Somalia
Somalia: Number of youth deaths was 90,765 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of youth deaths in Somalia, 1990–2024
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 youth deaths in Somalia is 90,765 deaths, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Somalia peaked at 271,235 deaths in 2011 and was at its lowest, 63,466 deaths, in 1994.
Somalia ranks 12th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Somalia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71,253 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 162,263 deaths | +127.7% |
| 1992 | 160,291 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 151,236 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 63,466 deaths | -58.0% |
| 1995 | 66,413 deaths | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 69,009 deaths | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 72,098 deaths | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 75,464 deaths | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 78,675 deaths | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 81,821 deaths | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 85,111 deaths | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 88,521 deaths | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 91,848 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 95,120 deaths | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 98,358 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 101,116 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 102,730 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 103,082 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 102,819 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 123,377 deaths | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 271,235 deaths | +119.8% |
| 2012 | 123,223 deaths | -54.6% |
| 2013 | 94,838 deaths | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 94,507 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 94,383 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 94,552 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 120,056 deaths | +27.0% |
| 2018 | 106,070 deaths | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 93,529 deaths | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 93,333 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 92,983 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 127,104 deaths | +36.7% |
| 2023 | 91,484 deaths | -28.0% |
| 2024 | 90,765 deaths | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97,017 deaths | 63,466 deaths | 162,263 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 95,053 deaths | 81,821 deaths | 103,082 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,577 deaths | 93,529 deaths | 271,235 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,134 deaths | 90,765 deaths | 127,104 deaths | 5 |
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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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Somalia?
- Number of youth deaths in Somalia was 90,765 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 youth deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 271,235 deaths in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,466 deaths in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for number of youth deaths?
- Somalia ranks 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.