Number of infant deaths, female in Somalia
Somalia: Number of infant deaths, female was 23,148 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of infant deaths, female in Somalia, 1984–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Somalia stood at 23,148.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Somalia peaked at 60,231 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14,675, in 1984.
Somalia ranks 14th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 14,675 | — |
| 1985 | 15,284 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 16,028 | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 16,808 | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 17,458 | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 17,415 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 16,977 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 35,627 | +109.9% |
| 1992 | 34,961 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 33,288 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 15,849 | -52.4% |
| 1995 | 16,942 | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 17,555 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 18,237 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 18,905 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 19,656 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 20,432 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 21,206 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 22,030 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 22,826 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 23,555 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 24,273 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 24,857 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 25,174 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 25,300 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 25,333 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 29,772 | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 60,231 | +102.3% |
| 2012 | 29,886 | -50.4% |
| 2013 | 23,881 | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 23,937 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 24,011 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 24,003 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 29,639 | +23.5% |
| 2018 | 26,591 | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 23,841 | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 23,829 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 23,698 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 31,131 | +31.4% |
| 2023 | 23,303 | -25.1% |
| 2024 | 23,148 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16,278 | 14,675 | 17,458 | 6 |
| 1990s | 22,800 | 15,849 | 35,627 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,499 | 20,432 | 25,333 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,579 | 23,841 | 60,231 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,022 | 23,148 | 31,131 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 68,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.95 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,558 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 13.72 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15,672 (1987)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,139 (2007)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10,731 (2007)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Somalia?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Somalia was 23,148 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 60,231 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,675 in 1984.
- How does Somalia rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Somalia ranks 14th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.