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Deaths in Somalia

Deaths in Somalia was 180,554 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 20.8% from 2022. That is the 61st highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count180,554 Estimated
Change on 2022-20.8%
Rank61st of 236Countries ranked
Series high396,6882011
Series low49,4701950
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Deaths in Somalia, 1950 to 2023

0100K200K300K400K19501961197219831994200520231950: 49,470 count1951: 51,216 count1952: 52,535 count1953: 53,710 count1954: 54,772 count1955: 55,789 count1956: 56,775 count1957: 57,747 count1958: 58,712 count1959: 59,642 count1960: 60,639 count1961: 61,876 count1962: 62,692 count1963: 63,746 count1964: 64,882 count1965: 65,945 count1966: 67,118 count1967: 68,313 count1968: 69,566 count1969: 70,858 count1970: 72,208 count1971: 73,604 count1972: 74,984 count1973: 76,450 count1974: 84,931 count1975: 86,262 count1976: 87,677 count1977: 82,165 count1978: 84,853 count1979: 93,907 count1980: 106,877 count1981: 110,727 count1982: 107,420 count1983: 110,101 count1984: 112,889 count1985: 118,229 count1986: 122,349 count1987: 124,944 count1988: 151,756 count1989: 133,186 count1990: 130,787 count1991: 300,579 count1992: 276,935 count1993: 101,921 count1994: 112,193 count1995: 114,328 count1996: 120,439 count1997: 125,966 count1998: 128,511 count1999: 134,669 count2000: 139,197 count2001: 144,303 count2002: 149,854 count2003: 155,481 count2004: 161,102 count2005: 164,999 count2006: 169,500 count2007: 173,461 count2008: 174,465 count2009: 173,445 count2010: 203,755 count2011: 396,688 count2012: 200,652 count2013: 165,931 count2014: 168,571 count2015: 169,715 count2016: 172,955 count2017: 209,922 count2018: 191,468 count2019: 174,865 count2020: 180,396 count2021: 195,162 count2022: 228,085 count2023: 180,554 count0100K200K300K400K19501975200020232023: 180,554 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023180,554 Estimated
2022228,085 Estimated
2021195,162 Estimated
2020180,396 Estimated
2019174,865 Estimated
2018191,468 Estimated
2017209,922 Estimated
2016172,955 Estimated
2015169,715 Estimated
2014168,571 Estimated
2013165,931 Estimated
2012200,652 Estimated
2011396,688 Estimated
2010203,755 Estimated
2009173,445 Estimated
2008174,465 Estimated
2007173,461 Estimated
2006169,500 Estimated
2005164,999 Estimated
2004161,102 Estimated
2003155,481 Estimated
2002149,854 Estimated
2001144,303 Estimated
2000139,197 Estimated
1999134,669 Estimated
1998128,511 Estimated
1997125,966 Estimated
1996120,439 Estimated
1995114,328 Estimated
1994112,193 Estimated
1993101,921 Estimated
1992276,935 Estimated
1991300,579 Estimated
1990130,787 Estimated
1989133,186 Estimated
1988151,756 Estimated
1987124,944 Estimated
1986122,349 Estimated
1985118,229 Estimated
1984112,889 Estimated
1983110,101 Estimated
1982107,420 Estimated
1981110,727 Estimated
1980106,877 Estimated
197993,907 Estimated
197884,853 Estimated
197782,165 Estimated
197687,677 Estimated
197586,262 Estimated
197484,931 Estimated
197376,450 Estimated
197274,984 Estimated
197173,604 Estimated
197072,208 Estimated
196970,858 Estimated
196869,566 Estimated
196768,313 Estimated
196667,118 Estimated
196565,945 Estimated
196464,882 Estimated
196363,746 Estimated
196262,692 Estimated
196161,876 Estimated
196060,639 Estimated
195959,642 Estimated
195858,712 Estimated
195757,747 Estimated
195656,775 Estimated
195555,789 Estimated
195454,772 Estimated
195353,710 Estimated
195252,535 Estimated
195151,216 Estimated
195049,470 Estimated

Somalia compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. Somalia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Somalia, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Somalia, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/somalia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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}
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What is the deaths in Somalia?

Deaths in Somalia was 180,554 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 20.8% from 2022. That is the 61st highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in Somalia?

396,688 in 2011, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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