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% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 36,112 is above the median for low income countries, which is 22,988, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 36,112 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,955, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, female 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% | 29,490 | 66,330 |
| 2011 | +115.5% | 50,052 | 107,866 |
| 1994 | -57.4% | 60,943 | 25,941 |
| 2012 | -54.0% | 107,866 | 49,642 |
| 2022 | +35.5% | 37,197 | 50,387 |
| 2023 | -27.7% | 50,387 | 36,453 |
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
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 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.