Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Somalia
Somalia: Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv was 86.78 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Somalia, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 86.78 for share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.3% on the previous year and down 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Somalia peaked at 428.44 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 86.78, in 2022.
That places Somalia 51st out of 86 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 354.63 | — |
| 1991 | 382.81 | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 374.53 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 380.75 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 408.09 | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 417.83 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 428.44 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 421.28 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 416.66 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 416.61 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 403.09 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 393.5 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 381.94 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 368.49 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 354.5 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 337.32 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 320.56 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 300.92 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 288.52 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 273.86 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 257.58 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 237.64 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 213.67 | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 209.54 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 197.59 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 177.78 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 170.23 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 162.41 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 146.81 | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 137.62 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 130.05 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 128.15 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 86.78 | -32.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 86.78 is below the median for low income countries, which is 809.64, 11% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 86.78 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,025, 8% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -32.3% | 128.15 | 86.78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 400.16 | 354.63 | 428.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 342.27 | 273.86 | 403.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 191.09 | 137.62 | 257.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.99 | 86.78 | 130.05 | 3 |
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 share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Somalia?
- Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Somalia was 86.78 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children under fifteen years old with hiv recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 428.44 in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of children under fifteen years old with hiv recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.78 in 2022.
- How does Somalia rank for share of children under fifteen years old with hiv?
- Somalia ranks 51st out of 86 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children under fifteen years old with hiv rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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