Number of under-five deaths, female in Somalia
Somalia: Number of under-five deaths, female was 36,112 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of under-five deaths, female in Somalia, 1988–2024
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
Somalia recorded 36,112 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Somalia peaked at 107,866 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25,941, in 1994.
That places Somalia 12th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 29,914 | — |
| 1989 | 29,993 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 29,490 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 66,330 | +124.9% |
| 1992 | 65,287 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 60,943 | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 25,941 | -57.4% |
| 1995 | 27,248 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 28,412 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 29,800 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 31,261 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 32,562 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 33,828 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 35,112 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 36,477 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 37,840 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 39,139 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 40,424 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 41,473 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 42,044 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 42,152 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 42,043 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 50,052 | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 107,866 | +115.5% |
| 2012 | 49,642 | -54.0% |
| 2013 | 38,389 | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 38,241 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 38,219 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 38,437 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 48,411 | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 42,782 | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 37,721 | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 37,531 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 37,197 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 50,387 | +35.5% |
| 2023 | 36,453 | -27.7% |
| 2024 | 36,112 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29,954 | 29,914 | 29,993 | 2 |
| 1990s | 39,727 | 25,941 | 66,330 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,053 | 33,828 | 42,152 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,976 | 37,721 | 107,866 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,536 | 36,112 | 50,387 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 38,278 compare
- 10 Uganda 36,398 compare
- 11 Chad 36,151 compare
- 13 Afghanistan 34,962 compare
- 14 Indonesia 34,388 compare
- 15 Mozambique 34,041 compare
More education data for Somalia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,870 (2007)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 20.92 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Somalia?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Somalia was 36,112 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 107,866 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,941 in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Somalia ranks 12th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.