Infant deaths in Somalia
Somalia: Infant deaths was 51,546 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Infant deaths in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 51,546 for infant deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths in Somalia peaked at 126,986 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 44,746, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 14th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Infant deaths in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44,746 | — |
| 2001 | 46,443 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 48,241 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 49,937 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 51,572 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 53,160 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 54,468 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 55,204 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 55,475 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 55,529 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 64,697 | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 126,986 | +96.3% |
| 2012 | 64,900 | -48.9% |
| 2013 | 52,724 | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 52,875 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 52,998 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 53,037 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 64,570 | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 58,406 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 52,857 | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 52,787 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 52,687 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 67,978 | +29.0% |
| 2023 | 51,965 | -23.6% |
| 2024 | 51,546 | -0.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 51,546 is above the median for low income countries, which is 31,762, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 51,546 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21,555, 2.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant deaths 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +96.3% | 64,697 | 126,986 |
| 2012 | -48.9% | 126,986 | 64,900 |
| 2022 | +29.0% | 52,687 | 67,978 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51,478 | 44,746 | 55,529 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,405 | 52,724 | 126,986 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,393 | 51,546 | 67,978 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More development goals data for Somalia
- Red List Index 0.9154 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4,397 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 11.47 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 18 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 27,537 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths in Somalia?
- Infant deaths in Somalia was 51,546 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 126,986 in 2011.
- What is the lowest infant deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,746 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for infant deaths?
- Somalia ranks 14th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant deaths rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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