Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Somalia
Somalia: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 62.17 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
62.17
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
6th
of 184 countries
All-time high
78.73
in 2011
All-time low
62.17
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Somalia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 62.17 for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Somalia peaked at 78.73 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 62.17, in 2019.
Somalia ranks 6th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.46 | — |
| 2001 | 71.65 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 71.41 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 71.1 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 70.61 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 71.15 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 71.01 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 70.39 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 69.18 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 69.54 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 71.32 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 78.73 | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 70.86 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 67.47 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 66.37 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 65.53 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 64.85 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 63.07 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 62.36 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 62.17 | -0.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 62.17 is above the median for low income countries, which is 52.33, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 62.17 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.13, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.75 | 69.18 | 71.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.27 | 62.17 | 78.73 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 3 Niger 66.6 compare
- 4 Central African Republic 65.89 compare
- 5 Zambia 63.56 compare
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 61.79 compare
- 8 South Sudan 61.51 compare
- 9 Mali 60.79 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Somalia?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Somalia was 62.17 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.73 in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.17 in 2019.
- How does Somalia rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Somalia ranks 6th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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