Health in Somalia

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.

Population growth rate: 3.8% (2014 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.5% (2009 est.)

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)