Somalia's health care system is significantly underdeveloped.[1] The following information provides an overview of the state of health in Somalia, with data sourced from the CIA World Factbook.[2]
Birth rate: 40.87 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Death rate: 13.91 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 0.894 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15–64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female total population: 1.028 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
Infant mortality rate
100.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) male: 108.89 deaths/1,000 live births female: 92.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
total population: 51.8 years male: 49.58 years female: 53.65 years (2014 est.)
Total fertility rate
6.08 children born/woman (2014 est.)
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.5% (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
31,200 (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
2,500 (2009 est.)
Major infectious diseases
degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and Rift Valley fever water contact disease: schistosomiasis animal contact disease: rabies (2009)
