Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Somalia
Somalia: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years was 25.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years 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
Somalia recorded 25.3 per 1,000 for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Somalia peaked at 88.3 per 1,000 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 25.3 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Somalia 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Somalia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 88.3 per 1,000 | +101.1% |
| 1992 | 87.7 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 82.9 per 1,000 | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 35.6 per 1,000 | -57.1% |
| 1995 | 35.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 35.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 35.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 35.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 35.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 35.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 35.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35.5 per 1,000 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 35.2 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 34.6 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 34 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 37.5 per 1,000 | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 83.9 per 1,000 | +123.7% |
| 2012 | 40.1 per 1,000 | -52.2% |
| 2013 | 31 per 1,000 | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 31.6 per 1,000 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 29.6 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 30.6 per 1,000 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 36.5 per 1,000 | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 31.1 per 1,000 | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 27 per 1,000 | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 26.4 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 25.8 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 34.6 per 1,000 | +34.1% |
| 2023 | 26.7 per 1,000 | -22.8% |
| 2024 | 25.3 per 1,000 | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.64 per 1,000 | 35.6 per 1,000 | 88.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.29 per 1,000 | 34 per 1,000 | 35.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.89 per 1,000 | 27 per 1,000 | 83.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.76 per 1,000 | 25.3 per 1,000 | 34.6 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Palestine, State of 66.8 per 1,000 compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 23.7 per 1,000 compare
- 4 South Sudan 23.4 per 1,000 compare
- 5 Chad 23.1 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 10-19 years in Somalia?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Somalia was 25.3 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 10-19 years recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3 per 1,000 in 1991.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years?
- Somalia ranks 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 10-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 10-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 10, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.