Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita was 0.0041 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita in Somalia, 1988–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita in Somalia is 0.0041 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.021 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 units per person, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 2nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.0089 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.009 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0089 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0204 units per person | +128.0% |
| 1992 | 0.021 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0191 units per person | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0079 units per person | -58.4% |
| 1995 | 0.008 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0081 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0082 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0082 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0082 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0082 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0082 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0082 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0082 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0081 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0081 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0079 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0077 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0075 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0087 units per person | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0182 units per person | +109.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0085 units per person | -53.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0064 units per person | -24.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.006 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0058 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0059 units per person | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0051 units per person | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0047 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.006 units per person | +29.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 units per person | -28.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0041 units per person | -4.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0041 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.002 units per person, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0041 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0016 units per person, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita 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 | +128.0% | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0204 units per person |
| 2011 | +109.8% | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0182 units per person |
| 1994 | -58.4% | 0.0191 units per person | 0.0079 units per person |
| 2012 | -53.5% | 0.0182 units per person | 0.0085 units per person |
| 2022 | +29.6% | 0.0047 units per person | 0.006 units per person |
| 2023 | -28.8% | 0.006 units per person | 0.0043 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.009 units per person | 0.0089 units per person | 0.009 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 0.021 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.008 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0182 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 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)
- 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 under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita in Somalia?
- Under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita in Somalia was 0.0041 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.021 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 units per person in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita?
- Somalia ranks 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Under-five deaths UNICEF
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.