Health in Somali, Ethiopia: official figures

For every 1,000 babies born in Somali in the ten years before the 2024-25 survey, 27 died before their first birthday and 34 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 2nd lowest of the 14 regions and city administrations (Ethiopia, last five years: 39 and 51).

How many children in Somali are vaccinated?

9.4% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Somali had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of pentavalent and polio, and measles) in 2024-25, 5.5% had every vaccine in the national schedule and 61.4% had none; the lowest of the 14 regions and city administrations for basic vaccines (Ethiopia: 30.1%, 20.7% and 19.8%).

Source: Ethiopian Statistical Service (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copy

How many children in Somali are malnourished?

34.6% of children under five in Somali were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition), 13.7% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 25.6% were underweight; the stunting rate is 5th lowest of the 14 regions and city administrations (Ethiopia: 39.9%).

Source: Ethiopian Statistical Service (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copy

Do women in Somali give birth in a health facility?

12.7% of women in Somali who gave birth in the two years before the survey had at least four antenatal visits, 34.2% of births were in a health facility and 9.4% of mothers had a postnatal check within two days; the share of facility births is 2nd lowest of the 14 regions and city administrations (Ethiopia: 53.0%, 61.4% and 35.6%).

Source: Ethiopian Statistical Service (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copy

How common is teenage pregnancy in Somali?

13.6% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Somali had already been pregnant, 5th highest of the 14 regions and city administrations (Ethiopia: 10.2%).

Source: Ethiopian Statistical Service (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copy

Can women in Somali get family planning?

1.6% of married women in Somali used a modern contraceptive method, and 6.9% of those wanting to avoid pregnancy had their need met by one; the lowest of the 14 regions and city administrations (Ethiopia: 34.5% and 67.7%).

Source: Ethiopian Statistical Service (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copy

More figures

8.7% of women aged 15 to 49 in Somali had ever been tested for HIV, the lowest of the 14 regions and city administrations (Ethiopia: 52.3%). Source: Ethiopian Statistical Service (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copy

How Somali compares with other regional states

Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) (2015-2025)

Somali ranks 13 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey)
8	South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region	54
9	Sidama	49
10	Amhara	43
11	Gambella	40
12	Central Ethiopia	36
13	Somali	34
14	Addis Ababa	27

Source: Ethiopian Statistical Service (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copy

Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines (2024-25)

Somali ranks 14 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines
8	South Ethiopia	23.8%
9	Afar	21.3%
10	South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region	21.3%
11	Benishangul-Gumuz	21.1%
12	Central Ethiopia	19.1%
13	Gambella	16.6%
14	Somali	9.4%

Source: Ethiopian Statistical Service (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copy

Children under 5 stunted (2024-25)

Somali ranks 10 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
7	Oromia	41.3%
8	Central Ethiopia	35.0%
9	Harari	34.8%
10	Somali	34.6%
11	Dire Dawa	33.3%
12	Sidama	30.8%
13	Gambella	16.5%

Source: Ethiopian Statistical Service (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copy

Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey) (2024-25)

Somali ranks 13 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey)
8	Sidama	64.2%
9	Benishangul-Gumuz	61.5%
10	Oromia	53.7%
11	South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region	53.2%
12	South Ethiopia	48.7%
13	Somali	34.2%
14	Afar	33.3%

Source: Ethiopian Statistical Service (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copy

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Sources

Ethiopian Statistical Service (with ICF, The DHS Program): Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2024-25, Summary Report: regional indicator table (water, sanitation, fertility, child mortality), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 11639969304a…)
Ethiopian Statistical Service (with ICF, The DHS Program): Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2024-25, Key Indicators Report: Tables 4, 7, 9, 10, 12, 17.1 and 18 by region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 36b60096ac11…)

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