Number of maternal deaths in Somalia
Somalia: Number of maternal deaths was 4,400 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of maternal deaths in Somalia, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Somalia recorded 4,400 for number of maternal deaths in 2023.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Somalia peaked at 6,300 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,000, in 1993.
Somalia ranks 11th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,980 | 4,800 | 5,200 | 5 |
| 1990s | 4,680 | 4,000 | 5,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,620 | 5,100 | 6,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,280 | 4,700 | 6,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,900 | 4,400 | 5,500 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 216,347 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 230,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 213,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 207,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 216,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 221,749 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 210,685 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 201,812 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 210,219 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Somalia?
- Number of maternal deaths in Somalia was 4,400 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,300 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 in 1993.
- How does Somalia rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Somalia ranks 11th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.