Number of under-five deaths in Somalia
Somalia: Number of under-five deaths was 78,271 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of under-five deaths in Somalia, 1988–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in Somalia is 78,271, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Somalia peaked at 224,970 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 55,678, in 1994.
That places Somalia 13th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64,266 | 64,207 | 64,326 | 2 |
| 1990s | 84,177 | 55,678 | 138,777 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,565 | 72,417 | 90,219 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,317 | 81,399 | 224,970 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,330 | 78,271 | 107,666 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 207,650 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 230,125 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 2.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 201,812 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 213,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 210,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 210,685 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 216,965 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 216,347 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Somalia?
- Number of under-five deaths in Somalia was 78,271 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 224,970 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,678 in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Somalia ranks 13th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.