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HEALTH PROFILE: Somalia

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Somalia SOMALIA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Somalia
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Somalia SOMALIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    54.0
    59.2
    180
    181
    Age 5
    61.4
    66.4
    177
    178
    Age 10
    62.3
    67.4
    176
    177
    Age 15
    62.8
    67.8
    175
    176
    Age 20
    63.4
    68.2
    175
    176
    Age 25
    64.1
    68.6
    175
    176
    Age 30
    64.8
    69.2
    175
    177
    Age 35
    65.5
    69.8
    176
    178
    Age 40
    66.4
    70.6
    176
    178
    Age 45
    67.6
    71.6
    177
    178
    Age 50
    69.1
    72.8
    177
    178
    Age 55
    71.0
    74.3
    179
    178
    Age 60
    73.2
    76.0
    179
    178
    Age 65
    75.8
    78.1
    179
    178
    Age 70
    78.7
    80.3
    179
    176
    Age 75
    81.9
    83.0
    178
    172
    Age 80
    85.4
    86.1
    171
    166
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.5
    159
    163
    Somalia SOMALIA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    155.59
    3
    2. Stroke
    150.17
    23
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    129.66
    67
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    128.81
    3
    5. Tuberculosis
    109.27
    5
    6. Liver Disease
    57.15
    7
    7. Hypertension
    50.05
    15
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    48.19
    41
    9. Lung Disease
    44.55
    22
    10. Malnutrition
    42.27
    1
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    38.94
    28
    12. Maternal Conditions
    38.60
    1
    13. Measles
    37.65
    1
    14. Breast Cancer
    33.65
    7
    15. Kidney Disease
    31.84
    49
    16. Meningitis
    31.66
    1
    17. Other Injuries
    31.38
    1
    18. Asthma
    25.62
    9
    19. Cervical Cancer
    23.71
    28
    20. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.02
    82
    21. Birth Trauma
    16.45
    1
    22. Malaria
    16.08
    36
    23. Suicide
    14.66
    29
    24. Tetanus
    14.50
    1
    25. Prostate Cancer
    12.27
    123
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Low Birth Weight
    11.34
    25
    27. War
    9.09
    5
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    8.94
    20
    29. Ovary Cancer
    8.19
    6
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.09
    101
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.06
    22
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.97
    19
    33. Falls
    7.93
    52
    34. Lymphomas
    7.68
    12
    35. Pertussis
    6.89
    3
    36. Violence
    6.81
    70
    37. Drownings
    6.47
    16
    38. Leukemia
    6.38
    1
    39. HIV/AIDS
    6.27
    71
    40. Fires
    6.16
    6
    41. Schistosomiasis
    6.08
    2
    42. Poisonings
    5.99
    1
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.86
    70
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.27
    20
    45. Stomach Cancer
    4.92
    109
    46. Oral Cancer
    4.64
    44
    47. Hepatitis B
    4.08
    2
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    3.95
    100
    49. Lung Cancers
    3.67
    149
    50. Liver Cancer
    3.62
    148
    Somalia SOMALIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21,712
    13.71
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,363
    9.70
    3. Measles
    11,576
    7.31
    4. Tuberculosis
    10,261
    6.48
    5. Birth Trauma
    9,573
    6.04
    6. Stroke
    8,595
    5.43
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    7,233
    4.57
    8. Low Birth Weight
    6,250
    3.95
    9. Meningitis
    5,381
    3.40
    10. Malnutrition
    4,825
    3.05
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,231
    2.67
    12. Maternal Conditions
    4,127
    2.61
    13. Liver Disease
    3,917
    2.47
    14. Other Injuries
    3,602
    2.27
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    3,410
    2.15
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,888
    1.82
    17. Tetanus
    2,648
    1.67
    18. Hypertension
    2,643
    1.67
    19. Lung Disease
    2,442
    1.54
    20. Pertussis
    2,054
    1.30
    21. Kidney Disease
    2,051
    1.29
    22. Malaria
    1,942
    1.23
    23. Asthma
    1,878
    1.19
    24. War
    1,318
    0.83
    25. Drownings
    1,272
    0.80
      Deaths %
    26. Breast Cancer
    1,232
    0.78
    27. Suicide
    1,219
    0.77
    28. Cervical Cancer
    883
    0.56
    29. Violence
    828
    0.52
    30. Fires
    810
    0.51
    31. Poisonings
    758
    0.48
    32. Alzheimers & Dementia
    647
    0.41
    33. HIV/AIDS
    610
    0.39
    34. Lymphomas
    605
    0.38
    35. Leukemia
    562
    0.35
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    559
    0.35
    37. Falls
    548
    0.35
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    546
    0.34
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    521
    0.33
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    516
    0.33
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    446
    0.28
    42. Schistosomiasis
    435
    0.27
    43. Epilepsy
    419
    0.26
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    406
    0.26
    45. Syphilis
    378
    0.24
    46. Oral Cancer
    328
    0.21
    47. Upper Respiratory
    326
    0.21
    48. Hepatitis B
    315
    0.20
    49. Stomach Cancer
    310
    0.20
    50. Ovary Cancer
    295
    0.19
    Somalia SOMALIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    33.65
    7
    2. Cervical Cancer
    23.71
    28
    3. Prostate Cancer
    12.27
    123
    4. Ovary Cancer
    8.19
    6
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.09
    101
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.97
    19
    7. Lymphomas
    7.68
    12
    8. Leukemia
    6.38
    1
      Rate World Rank
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.92
    109
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.64
    44
    11. Lung Cancers
    3.67
    149
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.62
    148
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.55
    50
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    83
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.40
    74
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    1.69
    148
    Somalia SOMALIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    N/D
    187
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    3.9
    12.3
    160
    152
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    Somalia SOMALIA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    34.7
    37.7
    36.2
    163
    158
    163
    1970
    38.7
    41.8
    40.2
    162
    159
    162
    1980
    41.0
    44.2
    42.6
    171
    169
    169
    1990
    40.0
    43.3
    41.6
    180
    179
    179
    2000
    49.1
    51.8
    50.5
    163
    164
    162
    2010
    50.8
    54.1
    52.4
    176
    173
    174
    2019
    54.0
    59.2
    56.5
    180
    181
    181
    Somalia SOMALIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    12.095m
    77
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.02
    40
    Population 0-14
    42.4%
    16
    Population 15-64
    55.4%
    172
    Population 65 +
    2.3%
    190
    Birth Rate / 1000
    37.98
    8
    Death Rate / 1000
    11.62
    17
    Fertility Rate
    5.41
    9
    Infant Mortality
    88.03
    2
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    156
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.00
    181
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.05
    29
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.66
    171
    Net Migration
    -2.98
    154
    Population Growth
    2.35%
    27
    Literacy Total
    N/D
    N/D
    Literacy Male
    N/D
    N/D
    Literacy Female
    N/D
    N/D
    Unemployment
    N/D
    N/D
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    56.5
    181
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    49.7
    181
    GDP per Capita USD
    $800
    192

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    27,334
    1,361
    4/1/24
    Somalia COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Somalia causes.

     
     
    Somalia COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Somalia COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.