Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male in Somalia
Somalia: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male was 8.6 per 1,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male in Somalia, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male in Somalia is 8.6 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male in Somalia peaked at 47.5 per 1,000 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.6 per 1,000, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 7th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male in Somalia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.4 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 45.2 per 1,000 | +237.3% |
| 1992 | 47.4 per 1,000 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 46 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 13 per 1,000 | -71.7% |
| 1995 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.9 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.8 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.6 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 12.4 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 16.5 per 1,000 | +33.1% |
| 2011 | 47.5 per 1,000 | +187.9% |
| 2012 | 17.3 per 1,000 | -63.6% |
| 2013 | 11.2 per 1,000 | -35.3% |
| 2014 | 11 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 10.7 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 10.5 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 14.9 per 1,000 | +41.9% |
| 2018 | 12.1 per 1,000 | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 9.7 per 1,000 | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 9.5 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 14.5 per 1,000 | +55.9% |
| 2023 | 8.9 per 1,000 | -38.6% |
| 2024 | 8.6 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 8.6 per 1,000 is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.7 per 1,000, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 8.6 per 1,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5 per 1,000, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male 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 | +237.3% | 13.4 per 1,000 | 45.2 per 1,000 |
| 2011 | +187.9% | 16.5 per 1,000 | 47.5 per 1,000 |
| 1994 | -71.7% | 46 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| 2012 | -63.6% | 47.5 per 1,000 | 17.3 per 1,000 |
| 2022 | +55.9% | 9.3 per 1,000 | 14.5 per 1,000 |
| 2017 | +41.9% | 10.5 per 1,000 | 14.9 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 | 47.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.87 per 1,000 | 12.4 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.14 per 1,000 | 9.7 per 1,000 | 47.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.16 per 1,000 | 8.6 per 1,000 | 14.5 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 4 Chad 9.8 per 1,000 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 9.3 per 1,000 compare
- 6 Nigeria 9.2 per 1,000 compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.6 per 1,000 compare
- 9 South Sudan 8.4 per 1,000 compare
- 10 Burundi 8.3 per 1,000 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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male in Somalia?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male in Somalia was 8.6 per 1,000 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5 per 1,000 in 2011.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male?
- Somalia ranks 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying among male adolescents between age 10-14 years of age expressed per 1,000 male adolescents age 10, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.