Probability of dying that year among males of a given age in Somalia

Somalia: Probability of dying that year among males of a given age was 7.14 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
7.14
Change on year
down 22.4%
World rank
4th
of 229 countries
All-time high
26.12
in 1992
All-time low
7.14
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Probability of dying that year among males of a given age in Somalia, 1950–2023

510152025195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 7.14 for probability of dying that year among males of a given age in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.4% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, probability of dying that year among males of a given age in Somalia peaked at 26.12 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.14, in 2023.

That places Somalia 4th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Probability of dying that year among males of a given age in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Probability of dying that year among males of a given age in Somalia, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 16.3
1951 16.17 -0.8%
1952 16.03 -0.8%
1953 15.9 -0.8%
1954 15.77 -0.8%
1955 15.64 -0.8%
1956 15.52 -0.8%
1957 15.39 -0.8%
1958 15.26 -0.8%
1959 15.14 -0.8%
1960 15.02 -0.8%
1961 14.94 -0.5%
1962 14.77 -1.1%
1963 14.64 -0.9%
1964 14.53 -0.8%
1965 14.39 -0.9%
1966 14.27 -0.8%
1967 14.16 -0.8%
1968 14.04 -0.8%
1969 13.93 -0.8%
1970 13.82 -0.8%
1971 13.71 -0.8%
1972 13.61 -0.8%
1973 13.5 -0.8%
1974 14.44 +6.9%
1975 14.31 -0.9%
1976 14.19 -0.9%
1977 13.09 -7.7%
1978 12.99 -0.8%
1979 12.89 -0.8%
1980 12.78 -0.8%
1981 12.68 -0.8%
1982 12.57 -0.8%
1983 12.46 -0.8%
1984 12.36 -0.8%
1985 12.31 -0.4%
1986 12.22 -0.8%
1987 12.09 -1.1%
1988 12.32 +1.9%
1989 11.73 -4.8%
1990 11.57 -1.4%
1991 25.27 +118.4%
1992 26.12 +3.4%
1993 11.23 -57.0%
1994 11.23 +0.0%
1995 11.13 -0.9%
1996 11.14 +0.1%
1997 11.35 +1.8%
1998 11.11 -2.0%
1999 11.13 +0.2%
2000 11.11 -0.2%
2001 11.1 -0.1%
2002 11.1 -0.0%
2003 11.1 +0.0%
2004 11.08 -0.2%
2005 11.02 -0.5%
2006 10.95 -0.6%
2007 10.86 -0.8%
2008 10.65 -1.9%
2009 10.43 -2.1%
2010 11.64 +11.6%
2011 20.71 +77.9%
2012 11.52 -44.4%
2013 9.41 -18.3%
2014 9.14 -2.8%
2015 8.89 -2.8%
2016 8.68 -2.4%
2017 10.02 +15.4%
2018 8.93 -10.9%
2019 7.97 -10.7%
2020 7.74 -2.9%
2021 7.53 -2.6%
2022 9.19 +22.0%
2023 7.14 -22.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 15.71 15.14 16.3 10
1960s 14.47 13.93 15.02 10
1970s 13.66 12.89 14.44 10
1980s 12.35 11.73 12.78 10
1990s 14.13 11.11 26.12 10
2000s 10.94 10.43 11.11 10
2010s 10.69 7.97 20.71 10
2020s 7.9 7.14 9.19 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 1 Niue 2.16 compare
  2. 1 Sierra Leone 7.76 compare
  3. 2 Nigeria 7.48 compare
  4. 2 Saint Helena 1.47 compare
  5. 3 Central African Republic 7.44 compare
  6. 3 Mayotte 1.01 compare
  7. 4 Anguilla 0.6421 compare
  8. 5 Cook Islands 0.5774 compare
  9. 5 Guinea 7.1 compare
  10. 6 Chad 6.95 compare
  11. 6 Montserrat 0.5256 compare
  12. 7 Niger 6.83 compare
  13. 7 Tokelau 0.4921 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is probability of dying that year among males of a given age in Somalia?
Probability of dying that year among males of a given age in Somalia was 7.14 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest probability of dying that year among males of a given age recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 26.12 in 1992.
What is the lowest probability of dying that year among males of a given age recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.14 in 2023.
How does Somalia rank for probability of dying that year among males of a given age?
Somalia ranks 4th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is probability of dying that year among males of a given age rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 that year among males of a given age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Probability of dying that year among males of a given age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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