Children died before five per woman in Somalia
Somalia: Children died before five per woman was 0.5589 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children died before five per woman in Somalia, 1982–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Somalia is 0.5589, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Somalia peaked at 2.82 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5589, in 2024.
That places Somalia 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Children died before five per woman in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1.48 | — |
| 1983 | 1.46 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.44 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.42 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.41 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.4 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.38 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.37 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.34 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.74 | +104.0% |
| 1992 | 2.82 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.77 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.31 | -52.8% |
| 1995 | 1.31 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.32 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.33 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.32 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.32 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.32 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.31 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.31 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.31 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.3 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.29 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.27 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.23 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.19 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.36 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 2.64 | +93.4% |
| 2012 | 1.33 | -49.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9783 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9372 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8965 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9044 | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7731 | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7361 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7007 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8169 | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5861 | -28.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5589 | -4.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.5589 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.5589 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman 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 | +104.0% | 1.34 | 2.74 |
| 2011 | +93.4% | 1.36 | 2.64 |
| 1994 | -52.8% | 2.77 | 1.31 |
| 2012 | -49.4% | 2.64 | 1.33 |
| 2023 | -28.3% | 0.8169 | 0.5861 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.42 | 1.37 | 1.48 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.76 | 1.31 | 2.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 | 1.19 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 | 0.7731 | 2.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6797 | 0.5589 | 0.8169 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Niger 0.7429 compare
- 2 Nigeria 0.5759 compare
- 4 Chad 0.5028 compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4771 compare
- 6 South Sudan 0.411 compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 234.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1,010 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 11,378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 71.14 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Somalia?
- Children died before five per woman in Somalia was 0.5589 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 in 1992.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5589 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for children died before five per woman?
- Somalia ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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