Health in Somalia
Somalia's health care system is significantly underdeveloped. The following information provides an overview of the state of health in Somalia, with data sourced from the CIA World Factbook.
Population: 12.3 million
;Age structure
0–14 years: 45.6%
15–64 years: 52.5%
65 years and over: 2%
Population growth rate: 3.8%
Birth rate: 40.87 births/1,000 population
Death rate: 13.91 deaths/1,000 population
;Sex ratio
at birth: 0.894 male/female
under 15 years: 1 male/female
15–64 years: 1.07 male/female
65 years and over: 0.66 male/female
total population: 1.028 male/female
;Infant mortality rate
100.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 108.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 92.12 deaths/1,000 live births
;Life expectancy at birth
total population: 51.8 years
male: 49.58 years
female: 53.65 years
;Total fertility rate
6.08 children born/woman
;HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.5%
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
31,200
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
2,500
;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