Stillbirths in Somalia
Somalia: Stillbirths was 28,523 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
28,523
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
13th
of 201 countries
All-time high
28,523
in 2023
All-time low
19,293
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirths in Somalia, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 28,523 for stillbirths in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirths in Somalia peaked at 28,523 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19,293, in 2000.
That places Somalia 13th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirths in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19,293 | — |
| 2001 | 20,069 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 20,929 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 21,662 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 22,450 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 23,082 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 23,456 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 23,803 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 23,960 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 23,701 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 23,711 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24,176 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 23,226 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 23,447 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 23,791 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 24,166 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 24,429 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 25,202 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 25,578 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 26,070 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 26,802 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 27,557 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 28,377 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 28,523 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,240 | 19,293 | 23,960 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,380 | 23,226 | 26,070 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,815 | 26,802 | 28,523 | 4 |
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4655 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2552 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirths in Somalia?
- Stillbirths in Somalia was 28,523 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest stillbirths recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 28,523 in 2023.
- What is the lowest stillbirths recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,293 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for stillbirths?
- Somalia ranks 13th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirths rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Stillbirths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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