Health in Somalia 1,012 indicators covering health for Somalia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 3.3% 2017 up 98.6% 86th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 38.6% 2017 up 35.4% 55th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 40.8% 2017 up 11.9% 67th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 43.4% 2017 up 6.1% 69th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 43.8% 2017 up 3.6% 81st People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 58.8% 2017 up 13.8% 92nd People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 72.4% 2017 down 21.2% 12th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 7.5% 2017 down 81.4% 27th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 3.2% 2017 up 420.1% 6th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 28.2% 2017 down 65.6% 19th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 0.5% 2017 down 98.0% 66th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 1.0% 2017 down 88.4% 37th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 2.7% 2017 up 95.0% 18th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 72.3% 2017 down 22.1% 9th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 40.8% 2017 down 53.5% 17th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 1.4% 2017 up 462.5% 4th Prevalence of syphilis 4.1% 2019 down 53.5% 7th Population 0-24 63.7% 2011 up 0.5% 14th Number of people operated for trachomatous trichiasis 0 2025 — 41st Tuberculosis prevalence rate 523 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 2.2% 8th New cases: other 0 2012 — 33rd Number of disruptions to health services attributed to disasters 62 2024 up 1,966.7% 6th Number of indigenous P. vivax malaria cases 330 2024 down 60.0% 30th Prevalence of undernourishment 6 population 2011 up 20.0% 10th Deaths and disappearances during migration 11 2024 down 93.8% 39th Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound 236 per 100,000 people 2011 up 1.3% 19th Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound 340 per 100,000 people 2011 down 0.9% 18th Tuberculosis prevalence rate, high uncertainty bound 894 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 2.6% 7th Tuberculosis prevalence rate, low uncertainty bound 251 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 1.2% 11th Reported clinical malaria cases 3,351 total 2011 down 67.7% 37th Number of people protected from malaria by indoor residual spraying 80,622 2021 up 415.3% 38th Private prepaid plans 0.0% 2001 — 42nd Health expenditure, private 55.4% 2001 down 2.0% 21st HIV-positive TB patients on CPT (co-trimoxazole preventive therapy) 67.0% 2014 up 26.4% 65th Social Security expenditure on health 0.0% 2001 — 28th People living with HIV/AIDS, total 48,000 high estimate 2009 up 300.0% 34th People living with HIV/AIDS, total 25,000 low estimate 2009 up 24,900.0% 35th People living with HIV/AIDS, total 34,000 2009 up 325.0% 34th Population with access to an insecticide-treated bed net (ITN) for 25.9% 2024 up 72.2% 36th AIDS deaths in adults and children 2,300 high estimate 2009 up 130.0% 36th AIDS deaths in adults and children 1,200 low estimate 2009 up 1,100.0% 35th AIDS deaths in adults and children 1,600 2009 up 220.0% 36th Government health expenditure per capita 0 current US$ 2003 down 100.0% 53rd Commitments to recipient countries 41.77 2010 up 385.1% 64th Disbursements to recipient countries 46.16 2010 up 1,338.0% 61st Reported malaria deaths 5 total 2011 down 37.5% 40th Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, high 109 per 100,000 population 2011 down 5.2% 4th Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, low uncertainty 24 per 100,000 population 2011 down 4.0% 4th New HIV infections, low estimate 4,200 2009 up 4,100.0% 25th New HIV infections, high estimate 13,000 2009 up 519.0% 23rd HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years 1.0% 2009 up 233.3% 38th HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years 0.5% 2009 up 400.0% 42nd ← Previous Page 17 of 17