Number of infant deaths, male in Somalia
Somalia: Number of infant deaths, male was 28,398 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of infant deaths, male 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
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, male in Somalia is 28,398, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Somalia peaked at 66,755 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17,518, in 1984.
Somalia ranks 15th 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, male in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 17,518 | — |
| 1985 | 18,263 | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 19,139 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 20,087 | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 20,837 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 20,789 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 20,307 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 39,784 | +95.9% |
| 1992 | 38,949 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 37,104 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 18,953 | -48.9% |
| 1995 | 20,235 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 20,968 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 21,760 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 22,528 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 23,431 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 24,314 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 25,237 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 26,211 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 27,111 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 28,017 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 28,887 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 29,611 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 30,030 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 30,175 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 30,196 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 34,925 | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 66,755 | +91.1% |
| 2012 | 35,014 | -47.5% |
| 2013 | 28,843 | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 28,938 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 28,987 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 29,034 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 34,931 | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 31,815 | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 29,016 | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 28,958 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 28,989 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 36,847 | +27.1% |
| 2023 | 28,662 | -22.2% |
| 2024 | 28,398 | -0.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 28,398 is above the median for low income countries, which is 17,771, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 28,398 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,652, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, male in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +95.9% | 20,307 | 39,784 |
| 2011 | +91.1% | 34,925 | 66,755 |
| 1994 | -48.9% | 37,104 | 18,953 |
| 2012 | -47.5% | 66,755 | 35,014 |
| 2022 | +27.1% | 28,989 | 36,847 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19,439 | 17,518 | 20,837 | 6 |
| 1990s | 26,402 | 18,953 | 39,784 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,979 | 24,314 | 30,196 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,826 | 28,843 | 66,755 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,371 | 28,398 | 36,847 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 in Somalia?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Somalia was 28,398 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, male recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 66,755 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,518 in 1984.
- How does Somalia rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Somalia ranks 15th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.