Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 3.13% to 115 in Somalia in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Somalia reached an all time high of 199 in 1982 and an all time low of 115 in 2020. When compared to Somalia's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Djibouti amounted to 55.9, 48.7 in Ethiopia, 41.9 in Kenya and 59.6 in Yemen in 2020.
Somalia has been ranked 1st within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Djibouti | 68.0 | 65.8 | 63.8 | 61.8 | 59.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | 47.9 | 46.3 | 44.8 | 43.3 | 41.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | 65.9 | 62.4 | 59.0 | 55.9 | 53.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | 50.6 | 48.9 | 47.2 | 45.9 | 44.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oman | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 9.60 | 9.10 | 8.60 | 8.10 | 7.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | 138 | 134 | 130 | 126 | 122 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | 67.9 | 65.9 | 63.9 | 62.0 | 60.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | 59.9 | 58.1 | 56.0 | 54.1 | 52.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | 58.8 | 55.7 | 52.4 | 49.9 | 47.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | 58.7 | 60.7 | 60.3 | 60.2 | 61.6 |
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