Probability of dying by age in Somalia
Somalia: Probability of dying by age was 0.0681 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.0681
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
4th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.1022
in 2005
All-time low
0.0681
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Probability of dying by age in Somalia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0681 for probability of dying by age in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying by age in Somalia peaked at 0.1022 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0681, in 2021.
That places Somalia 4th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Probability of dying by age in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1017 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1016 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1019 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1019 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.102 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1022 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1022 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1011 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0996 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0978 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0955 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0938 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0911 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0872 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0844 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0823 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0795 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0767 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0742 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.072 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0703 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0681 | -3.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0681 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0459, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0681 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0396, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1012 | 0.0978 | 0.1022 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0837 | 0.072 | 0.0955 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0692 | 0.0681 | 0.0703 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Sierra Leone 0.0768 compare
- 2 Central African Republic 0.0743 compare
- 3 Nigeria 0.0699 compare
- 5 Chad 0.0654 compare
- 6 Guinea 0.0636 compare
- 7 South Sudan 0.0631 compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (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 (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,054 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 42.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 3.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying by age in Somalia?
- Probability of dying by age in Somalia was 0.0681 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying by age recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1022 in 2005.
- What is the lowest probability of dying by age recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0681 in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for probability of dying by age?
- Somalia ranks 4th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is probability of dying by age rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 Probability of dying by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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