Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0679 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1988–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0679 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 25.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.1867 units per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0474 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Somalia 36th 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, male, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.0547 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0547 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1155 units per square kilometre | +114.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1135 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1059 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0474 units per square kilometre | -55.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0498 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0544 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0569 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0593 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0615 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0639 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0663 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0687 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.071 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0734 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0753 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0764 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0766 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0764 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.09 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1867 units per square kilometre | +107.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0891 units per square kilometre | -52.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0705 units per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0704 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0704 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0872 units per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0779 units per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0696 units per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0694 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0692 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0913 units per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0679 units per square kilometre | -25.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0679 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.067 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0679 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0572 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, male, 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 | +114.5% | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | 0.1155 units per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +107.5% | 0.09 units per square kilometre | 0.1867 units per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -55.3% | 0.1059 units per square kilometre | 0.0474 units per square kilometre |
| 2012 | -52.3% | 0.1867 units per square kilometre | 0.0891 units per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +32.0% | 0.0692 units per square kilometre | 0.0913 units per square kilometre |
| 2023 | -25.6% | 0.0913 units per square kilometre | 0.0679 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0547 units per square kilometre | 0.0547 units per square kilometre | 0.0547 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0709 units per square kilometre | 0.0474 units per square kilometre | 0.1155 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.071 units per square kilometre | 0.0615 units per square kilometre | 0.0766 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0882 units per square kilometre | 0.0696 units per square kilometre | 0.1867 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0744 units per square kilometre | 0.0679 units per square kilometre | 0.0913 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 33 Equatorial Guinea 0.0739 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Dominican Republic 0.0739 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Cameroon 0.0726 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Afghanistan 0.067 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Maldives 0.0638 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Lesotho 0.0624 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, male, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.0679 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1867 units per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0474 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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, male, 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, male 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, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male 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, male 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.