Neonatal deaths in Somalia
Somalia: Neonatal deaths was 27,537 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27,537
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
19th
of 213 countries
All-time high
28,120
in 2022
All-time low
19,904
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Neonatal deaths in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths in Somalia is 27,537, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Somalia peaked at 28,120 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19,904, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 19th 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.
Neonatal deaths in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19,904 | — |
| 2001 | 20,873 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 21,818 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 22,665 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 23,454 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 24,124 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 24,769 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 25,129 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 25,572 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 25,661 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 26,005 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 27,824 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 25,716 | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 25,572 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 25,918 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 26,189 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 26,384 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 27,050 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 27,004 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 27,006 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27,214 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 27,501 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 28,120 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 27,464 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 27,537 | +0.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 27,537 is above the median for low income countries, which is 17,516, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 27,537 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,130, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,397 | 19,904 | 25,661 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,467 | 25,572 | 27,824 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,567 | 27,214 | 28,120 | 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)
- Infant deaths 51,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Somalia?
- Neonatal deaths in Somalia was 27,537 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 28,120 in 2022.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,904 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for neonatal deaths?
- Somalia ranks 19th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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