Somalia - Child and infant mortality

Number of infant deaths

The value for Number of infant deaths in Somalia was 46,853 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50,694 in 2008 and a minimum value of 34,159 in 1985.

Definition: Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.

Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

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Year Value
1985 34,159
1986 34,793
1987 35,307
1988 35,821
1989 36,149
1990 36,352
1991 36,508
1992 36,876
1993 37,526
1994 38,350
1995 39,245
1996 40,167
1997 41,112
1998 42,074
1999 43,049
2000 44,039
2001 45,049
2002 46,084
2003 47,141
2004 48,216
2005 49,274
2006 50,167
2007 50,683
2008 50,694
2009 50,378
2010 49,986
2011 49,546
2012 48,969
2013 48,448
2014 48,032
2015 47,786
2016 47,597
2017 47,359
2018 47,110
2019 46,992
2020 46,853

Number of under-five deaths

The value for Number of under-five deaths in Somalia was 72,407 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 82,467 in 2007 and a minimum value of 59,220 in 1989.

Definition: Number of children dying before reaching age five.

Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

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Year Value
1989 59,220
1990 59,457
1991 59,561
1992 60,045
1993 61,074
1994 62,425
1995 63,895
1996 65,398
1997 66,934
1998 68,500
1999 70,095
2000 71,718
2001 73,372
2002 75,061
2003 76,785
2004 78,541
2005 80,275
2006 81,717
2007 82,467
2008 82,280
2009 81,499
2010 80,630
2011 79,669
2012 78,425
2013 77,245
2014 76,220
2015 75,495
2016 74,853
2017 74,122
2018 73,380
2019 72,903
2020 72,407

Number of neonatal deaths

The value for Number of neonatal deaths in Somalia was 24,254 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24,254 in 2020 and a minimum value of 14,598 in 1985.

Definition: Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.

Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

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Year Value
1985 14,598
1986 14,832
1987 15,072
1988 15,252
1989 15,502
1990 15,709
1991 15,894
1992 16,155
1993 16,474
1994 16,816
1995 17,150
1996 17,505
1997 17,879
1998 18,323
1999 18,828
2000 19,367
2001 19,931
2002 20,556
2003 21,166
2004 21,706
2005 22,241
2006 22,705
2007 22,985
2008 23,108
2009 23,147
2010 23,207
2011 23,181
2012 23,324
2013 23,350
2014 23,336
2015 23,373
2016 23,550
2017 23,735
2018 23,941
2019 24,098
2020 24,254

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Mortality