Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Somalia
Somalia: Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 101.07 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Somalia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Somalia is 101.07, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Somalia peaked at 376.57 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 101.07, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 3rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 180.44 | — |
| 1991 | 366.55 | +103.1% |
| 1992 | 376.57 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 368.27 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 173.23 | -53.0% |
| 1995 | 173.23 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 173.23 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 173.23 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 173.23 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 173.23 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 173.23 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 173.23 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 173.23 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 173.23 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 173.23 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 173.18 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 172.58 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 170.53 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 166.72 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 162.39 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 186.72 | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 363.09 | +94.5% |
| 2012 | 185.37 | -48.9% |
| 2013 | 143.22 | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 138.62 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 134.31 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 130.2 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 156.44 | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 136.37 | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 118.37 | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 114.7 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 111 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 143.06 | +28.9% |
| 2023 | 104.29 | -27.1% |
| 2024 | 101.07 | -3.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 101.07 is above the median for low income countries, which is 61.6, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 101.07 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.89, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) 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 | +103.1% | 180.44 | 366.55 |
| 2011 | +94.5% | 186.72 | 363.09 |
| 1994 | -53.0% | 368.27 | 173.23 |
| 2012 | -48.9% | 363.09 | 185.37 |
| 2022 | +28.9% | 111 | 143.06 |
| 2023 | -27.1% | 143.06 | 104.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 233.12 | 173.23 | 376.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 171.15 | 162.39 | 173.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 169.27 | 118.37 | 363.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.82 | 101.07 | 143.06 | 5 |
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 under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Somalia?
- Under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Somalia was 101.07 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 376.57 in 1992.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 101.07 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Somalia ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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