Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Somalia
Somalia: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years was 8.5 per 1,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Somalia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 8.5 per 1,000 for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Somalia peaked at 46.9 per 1,000 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8.5 per 1,000, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 7th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Somalia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.4 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 44.7 per 1,000 | +233.6% |
| 1992 | 46.9 per 1,000 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 45.4 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 13 per 1,000 | -71.4% |
| 1995 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.9 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.8 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.6 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 12.3 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 16.4 per 1,000 | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 46.9 per 1,000 | +186.0% |
| 2012 | 17.2 per 1,000 | -63.3% |
| 2013 | 11.2 per 1,000 | -34.9% |
| 2014 | 10.9 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 10.6 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 10.4 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 14.7 per 1,000 | +41.3% |
| 2018 | 12 per 1,000 | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 9.6 per 1,000 | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 9.2 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 14.2 per 1,000 | +54.3% |
| 2023 | 8.7 per 1,000 | -38.7% |
| 2024 | 8.5 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.84 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 | 46.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.86 per 1,000 | 12.3 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.99 per 1,000 | 9.6 per 1,000 | 46.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 per 1,000 | 8.5 per 1,000 | 14.2 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 4 Chad 9.7 per 1,000 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 9.5 per 1,000 compare
- 6 Nigeria 8.8 per 1,000 compare
- 8 South Sudan 8.2 per 1,000 compare
- 9 Burundi 8 per 1,000 compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.9 per 1,000 compare
- 10 Eswatini 7.9 per 1,000 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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Somalia?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Somalia was 8.5 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9 per 1,000 in 1992.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years?
- Somalia ranks 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 10-14 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 10, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.