Health in Somalia

1,001 indicators covering health for Somalia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
New HIV infections 0.01 2025 down 90.0% 135th
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 23.9% 2024 down 15.5% 42nd
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) 835 2024 up 17.4% 33rd
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) 86.3 2024 up 47.8% 63rd
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 2.5% 2024 up 8.7% 144th
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 1.1 2018 up 10.0% 102nd
Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.2 2018 up 5.0% 133rd
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 3.1 2018 up 6.9% 131st
Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1 2018 unchanged 154th
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, crude 3.1 2018 up 6.9% 130th
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized 4.2 2018 up 2.4% 137th
Prevalence of anemia among children 51.8% 2019 down 13.7% 38th
Births attended by skilled health staff 31.9% 2019 up 239.4% 169th
Births attended by health staff sdgs 31.9 2019 up 239.4% 169th
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 4,076 2021 down 7.5% 22nd
Adolescent mortality rate 9.21 2021 down 31.9% 7th
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 7,300 2024 down 7.6% 103rd
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 74.0% 2025 up 64.4% 145th
Physicians per 1000 people 0.048 2014 up 77.8% 193rd
Physicians 0.048 per 1,000 people 2014 up 77.8% 193rd
Share of the population infected with hiv 0.0606 2024 down 45.9% 135th
Global vaccination coverage 70 2024 up 52.2% 162nd
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 1.0% 2024 unchanged 174th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex 101.07 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 27.1% 3rd
Infant mortality rate 65.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 23.9% 4th
Neonatal mortality rate 34.24 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 16.5% 4th
Number of incident tuberculosis cases 29,000 2024 up 16.0% 38th
Incidence of tuberculosis 151 2024 down 19.7% 45th
Number of incident tuberculosis cases 220 2024 down 61.4% 84th
Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV 5,000 2024 down 9.1% 25th
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people 26 2024 down 36.6% 30th
Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status 75 2024 down 68.8% 78th
Tuberculosis case fatality rate 18 2024 down 21.7% 36th
Life satisfaction vs child mortality 4.51 2025 down 17.1% 119th
Incidence of tuberculosis sdgs 151 2024 down 19.7% 45th
Tuberculosis deaths region 5,100 2024 down 10.5% 32nd
Tuberculosis death rate 27 2024 down 37.2% 38th
Tuberculosis deaths who 5,100 2024 down 10.5% 32nd
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural 15.5% 2024 up 80.7% 89th
Tuberculosis incidence 151 per 100,000 people 2024 down 19.7% 40th
Tuberculosis patients with hiv share 0.77 2024 down 66.5% 145th
Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected 0.1 2024 unchanged 70th
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 500 2022 down 12.3% 91st
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 18,349 2024 up 42.2% 40th
Tuberculosis treatment coverage 64 2024 up 25.5% 157th
AIDS estimated deaths 500 UNAIDS estimates 2022 down 32.4% 64th
Mean BMI (kg/m²) 23.2 2016 up 3.1% 154th
Treatment success rate: new TB cases 93 2023 up 8.1% 21st
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 52.07 current international $ 2023 up 68.4% 192nd
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 16.03 current international $ 2023 up 35.5% 182nd
Domestic general government health expenditure 0.5% 2023 up 287.0% 185th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 16.36 current international $ 2023 up 35.5% 189th
Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare 30.78 2023 down 19.5% 85th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 3.17 current US$ 2023 up 504.9% 191st
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 109.53 million constant US$ 2024 up 53.5% 22nd
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases 93 2023 up 8.1% 27th
Private health expenditure per person 16.36 2023 up 35.5% 189th
Public healthcare spending share gdp 0.5304 2023 up 287.0% 185th
Health spending per person by source 7.38 2023 up 486.4% 190th
Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country 14.17 2023 up 248.3% 183rd