Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0457 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1984–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0457 units per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 22.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.1064 units per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0279 units per square kilometre, in 1984.
Somalia ranks 43rd 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, male, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.0279 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.032 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0331 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0634 units per square kilometre | +95.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0621 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0591 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | -48.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0334 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0388 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0402 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0447 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0472 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0479 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0481 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0481 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0557 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | +91.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0558 units per square kilometre | -47.5% |
| 2013 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0461 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0462 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0463 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0557 units per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0507 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0463 units per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0462 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0462 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0587 units per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | -22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.031 units per square kilometre | 0.0279 units per square kilometre | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0421 units per square kilometre | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | 0.0634 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0446 units per square kilometre | 0.0388 units per square kilometre | 0.0481 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0555 units per square kilometre | 0.046 units per square kilometre | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0492 units per square kilometre | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | 0.0587 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 40 Senegal 0.0467 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Mauritius 0.0466 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Cameroon 0.0463 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Zimbabwe 0.044 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0434 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Eswatini 0.043 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, male, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.0457 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1064 units per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0279 units per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Somalia rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 43rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, male 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, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, male 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, male 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.