Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 18.4 million
If you were born in Somalia
Right now, about 0.60% of the babies born on Earth are born in Somalia: 1 in 167, about 788,763 a year, or about 1.5 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Somalia dies before turning five is 10.4%, about 16 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 60.8 years for women and 56.8 years for men.
Life in Somalia, in numbers
Life expectancy58.8 yearswomen 60.8 · men 56.8United States 79.3 years · 6th lowest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 510.4%104.3 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 3rd highest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 16.7%67.3 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 3rd highest of 141 countries
Mothers who die giving birth621 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 7th highest of 141 countries
Children per woman6.13total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · highest of 141 countries
Expected years of schooling7.5 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 7th lowest of 141 countries
College and university enrollment4%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 6th lowest of 141 countries
Income per person (PPP)$1,402GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 4th lowest of 141 countries
Income inequality0.37Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 63rd highest of 141 countries
People living in cities54%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 47th lowest of 141 countries
People working in farming31%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 54th highest of 141 countries
People using the internet26%United States 94% · 20th lowest of 141 countries
Women married before 1845%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 10th highest of 141 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket42%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 40th highest of 141 countries
HIV0.07%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 25th lowest of 141 countries
Homicide6 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 49th highest of 141 countries
Road traffic deaths20 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 43rd highest of 141 countries
People who smokemen 25% · women 3%
Life satisfaction4.67 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 43rd lowest of 134 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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