Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0371 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1984–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Somalia stood at 0.0371 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.096 units per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0234 units per square kilometre, in 1984.
Somalia ranks 41st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0.0244 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0255 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0268 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0271 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0568 units per square kilometre | +109.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0557 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0531 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | -52.4% |
| 1995 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.028 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0301 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0313 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0326 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0338 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0401 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0475 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 0.096 units per square kilometre | +102.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0476 units per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0472 units per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0424 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.038 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.038 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0378 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0496 units per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | -25.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | 0.0568 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | 0.0326 units per square kilometre | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0472 units per square kilometre | 0.038 units per square kilometre | 0.096 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | 0.0496 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 38 Nepal 0.0412 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Yemen 0.0393 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Kenya 0.0392 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Cameroon 0.0363 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Mauritius 0.0361 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Zimbabwe 0.0351 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Somalia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,504 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 676 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 882 (1986)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 115,828 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,607 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -7.59 % change on previous year (1986)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.0371 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.096 units per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0234 units per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Somalia rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 41st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.