Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Somalia
Somalia: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years was 16.9 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 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 16.9 per 1,000 for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in 2024.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Somalia peaked at 45.6 per 1,000 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 16.8 per 1,000, in 2021.
That places Somalia 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Somalia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 45.6 per 1,000 | +47.1% |
| 1992 | 42.8 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 39.3 per 1,000 | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 22.9 per 1,000 | -41.7% |
| 1995 | 22.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 22.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 22.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 22.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 22.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.8 per 1,000 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 22.6 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 22.3 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 21.9 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 21.4 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 38.8 per 1,000 | +81.3% |
| 2012 | 23.4 per 1,000 | -39.7% |
| 2013 | 20.1 per 1,000 | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 20.9 per 1,000 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 19.2 per 1,000 | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 20.4 per 1,000 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 22.1 per 1,000 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 19.3 per 1,000 | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 17.6 per 1,000 | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 17.2 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 16.8 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 20.6 per 1,000 | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 18.1 per 1,000 | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 16.9 per 1,000 | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.61 per 1,000 | 22.9 per 1,000 | 45.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.7 per 1,000 | 21.9 per 1,000 | 22.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.32 per 1,000 | 17.6 per 1,000 | 38.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.92 per 1,000 | 16.8 per 1,000 | 20.6 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Palestine, State of 36.2 per 1,000 compare
- 3 Sudan 15.4 per 1,000 compare
- 4 South Sudan 15.3 per 1,000 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 14.3 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 15-19 years in Somalia?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Somalia was 16.9 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 15-19 years recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6 per 1,000 in 1991.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8 per 1,000 in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Somalia ranks 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.