Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita was 0.0019 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Somalia, 1988–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Somalia is 0.0019 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0101 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 units per person, in 2024.
That places Somalia 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.0041 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0042 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0097 units per person | +133.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0101 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0091 units per person | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 units per person | -59.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0038 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0038 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0038 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0038 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 units per person | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0087 units per person | +114.0% |
| 2012 | 0.004 units per person | -54.4% |
| 2013 | 0.003 units per person | -25.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 units per person | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 units per person | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 units per person | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 units per person | +31.4% |
| 2023 | 0.002 units per person | -29.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0019 units per person | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 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 under-five deaths, female, per capita in Somalia?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Somalia was 0.0019 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0101 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of under-five 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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.