Where does this Somalia data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Somalia

Name: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Somalia
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Somalia: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.5589 under-five deaths per woman

Change on year

down 4.6%

World rank

3rd

of 200 countries

All-time high

2.82 under-five deaths per woman

in 1992

All-time low

0.5589 under-five deaths per woman

in 2024

Years of data

1982–2024

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Somalia, 1982–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.

Analysis

The most recent figure for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Somalia is 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.

The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Somalia peaked at 2.82 under-five deaths per woman in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.

That places Somalia 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	1.42 under-five deaths per woman	1.37 under-five deaths per woman	1.48 under-five deaths per woman	8
1990s	1.76 under-five deaths per woman	1.31 under-five deaths per woman	2.82 under-five deaths per woman	10
2000s	1.28 under-five deaths per woman	1.19 under-five deaths per woman	1.32 under-five deaths per woman	10
2010s	1.19 under-five deaths per woman	0.7731 under-five deaths per woman	2.64 under-five deaths per woman	10
2020s	0.6797 under-five deaths per woman	0.5589 under-five deaths per woman	0.8169 under-five deaths per woman	5

Countries ranked near Somalia

1 Niger 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman compare
2 Nigeria 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman compare
4 Chad 0.5028 under-five deaths per woman compare
5 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4771 under-five deaths per woman compare
6 South Sudan 0.411 under-five deaths per woman compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for Somalia

Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 213,075 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 201,812 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 230,125 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 2.9% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 284,332 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 216,347 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 216,965 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 210,219 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 206,607 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 207,650 (2025)

All data for Somalia →

Frequently asked questions

What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Somalia?: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Somalia was 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 2.82 under-five deaths per woman in 1992.
What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
How does Somalia rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?: Somalia ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood rising or falling in Somalia?: Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Somalia data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Unit: under-five deaths per woman
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).