Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Somalia
Somalia: Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 78,271 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in Somalia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Somalia is 78,271, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Somalia peaked at 224,970 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 55,678, in 1994.
That places Somalia 13th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63,271 | — |
| 1991 | 138,777 | +119.3% |
| 1992 | 136,493 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 127,402 | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 55,678 | -56.3% |
| 1995 | 58,479 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 60,989 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 63,948 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 66,978 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 69,755 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 72,417 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 75,171 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 78,063 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 80,914 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 83,711 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 86,446 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 88,739 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 90,000 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 90,219 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 89,967 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 106,484 | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 224,970 | +111.3% |
| 2012 | 105,527 | -53.1% |
| 2013 | 82,638 | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 82,373 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 82,373 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82,619 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 103,134 | +24.8% |
| 2018 | 91,654 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 81,399 | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 81,061 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 80,596 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 107,666 | +33.6% |
| 2023 | 79,057 | -26.6% |
| 2024 | 78,271 | -1.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 78,271 is above the median for low income countries, which is 52,477, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 78,271 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,761, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Under-five deaths - 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 | +119.3% | 63,271 | 138,777 |
| 2011 | +111.3% | 106,484 | 224,970 |
| 1994 | -56.3% | 127,402 | 55,678 |
| 2012 | -53.1% | 224,970 | 105,527 |
| 2022 | +33.6% | 80,596 | 107,666 |
| 2023 | -26.6% | 107,666 | 79,057 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84,177 | 55,678 | 138,777 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,565 | 72,417 | 90,219 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,317 | 81,399 | 224,970 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,330 | 78,271 | 107,666 | 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-five deaths - un igme estimates in Somalia?
- Under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Somalia was 78,271 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 224,970 in 2011.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,678 in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for under-five deaths - un igme estimates?
- Somalia ranks 13th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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