Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0581 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1988–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0581 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 27.7% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.1719 units per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0414 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Somalia 35th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.0477 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0478 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1057 units per square kilometre | +124.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1041 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0971 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0414 units per square kilometre | -57.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0434 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0453 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0475 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0498 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0539 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.056 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0581 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0603 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0624 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0644 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0661 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.067 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0672 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.067 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0798 units per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1719 units per square kilometre | +115.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0791 units per square kilometre | -54.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0612 units per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 0.061 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0609 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0613 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0772 units per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0682 units per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0601 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0598 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0593 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0803 units per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0581 units per square kilometre | -27.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0581 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.055 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0581 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre 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 | +124.9% | 0.047 units per square kilometre | 0.1057 units per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +115.5% | 0.0798 units per square kilometre | 0.1719 units per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -57.4% | 0.0971 units per square kilometre | 0.0414 units per square kilometre |
| 2012 | -54.0% | 0.1719 units per square kilometre | 0.0791 units per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +35.5% | 0.0593 units per square kilometre | 0.0803 units per square kilometre |
| 2023 | -27.7% | 0.0803 units per square kilometre | 0.0581 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0477 units per square kilometre | 0.0477 units per square kilometre | 0.0478 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0633 units per square kilometre | 0.0414 units per square kilometre | 0.1057 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0623 units per square kilometre | 0.0539 units per square kilometre | 0.0672 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0781 units per square kilometre | 0.0601 units per square kilometre | 0.1719 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0644 units per square kilometre | 0.0581 units per square kilometre | 0.0803 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 32 Equatorial Guinea 0.0613 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Cameroon 0.0602 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Dominican Republic 0.0591 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Marshall Islands 0.0556 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Afghanistan 0.055 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Maldives 0.0503 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.0581 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1719 units per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0414 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 35th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. 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 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 under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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 under-five 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.