Number of youth deaths in Somalia
Somalia: Number of youth deaths was 90,765 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of youth deaths in Somalia, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Somalia is 90,765, 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 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 63,466, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71,253 | — |
| 1991 | 162,263 | +127.7% |
| 1992 | 160,291 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 151,236 | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 63,466 | -58.0% |
| 1995 | 66,413 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 69,009 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 72,098 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 75,464 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 78,675 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 81,821 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 85,111 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 88,521 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 91,848 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 95,120 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 98,358 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 101,116 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 102,730 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 103,082 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 102,819 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 123,377 | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 271,235 | +119.8% |
| 2012 | 123,223 | -54.6% |
| 2013 | 94,838 | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 94,507 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 94,383 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 94,552 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 120,056 | +27.0% |
| 2018 | 106,070 | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 93,529 | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 93,333 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 92,983 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 127,104 | +36.7% |
| 2023 | 91,484 | -28.0% |
| 2024 | 90,765 | -0.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 90,765 is above the median for low income countries, which is 59,028, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 90,765 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37,112, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of youth 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 | +127.7% | 71,253 | 162,263 |
| 2011 | +119.8% | 123,377 | 271,235 |
| 1994 | -58.0% | 151,236 | 63,466 |
| 2012 | -54.6% | 271,235 | 123,223 |
| 2022 | +36.7% | 92,983 | 127,104 |
| 2023 | -28.0% | 127,104 | 91,484 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97,017 | 63,466 | 162,263 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95,053 | 81,821 | 103,082 | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,577 | 93,529 | 271,235 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,134 | 90,765 | 127,104 | 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)
- 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 youth deaths in Somalia?
- Number of youth deaths in Somalia was 90,765 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 271,235 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,466 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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