Number of child deaths per woman in Somalia
Somalia: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths per woman in Somalia, 1982–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths per woman in Somalia is 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman, 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, number of child deaths per woman in Somalia peaked at 2.82 under-five deaths per woman in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.42 under-five deaths per woman | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | 1.48 under-five deaths per woman | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.76 under-five deaths per woman | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | 2.82 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7731 under-five deaths per woman | 2.64 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6797 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8169 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Niger 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 2 Nigeria 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 4 Chad 0.5028 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4771 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 6 South Sudan 0.411 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Somalia?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Somalia was 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 under-five deaths per woman in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Somalia ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).