Adult mortality rate, female — all countries

Adult mortality rate, female — South Sudan

Adult mortality rate, female in South Sudan in 2024 — 246.5 per 1,000. Ranked 183 in the world out of 191. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 57.6%.

2024 246.5 per 1,000 −0.4% vs 2023
World rank 183of 191
Period maximum 821.2 per 1,0001987
Period minimum 246.5 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 female adults

Adult mortality rate, female — South Sudan, 1960–202402505007501,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 581.1 per 1,0001962: 579.1 per 1,0001964: 477.8 per 1,0001966: 570.3 per 1,0001968: 568.4 per 1,0001970: 579.7 per 1,0001972: 510 per 1,0001974: 458.1 per 1,0001976: 458.2 per 1,0001978: 457 per 1,0001980: 460.2 per 1,0001982: 455.3 per 1,0001984: 595.4 per 1,0001986: 574.5 per 1,0001988: 771.5 per 1,0001990: 666.5 per 1,0001992: 806 per 1,0001994: 360.3 per 1,0001996: 623.6 per 1,0001998: 813.3 per 1,0002000: 374.7 per 1,0002002: 360.7 per 1,0002004: 317.2 per 1,0002006: 300.1 per 1,0002008: 281.9 per 1,0002010: 268.8 per 1,0002012: 259.6 per 1,0002014: 354.3 per 1,0002016: 437.5 per 1,0002018: 297.8 per 1,0002020: 250 per 1,0002022: 259 per 1,0002024: 246.5 per 1,000
Change over the period: −334.6 (−57.58%) Average annual rate: -1.33 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Sudan

South Sudan 246.5 per 1,000
World 112.7 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 226.2 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 191.4 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 181.3 per 1,000
Adult mortality rate, female — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 246.5 −1 −0.4%
2023 247.5 −11.6 −4.46%
2022 259 −10.8 −4%
2021 269.8 +19.8 +7.92%
2020 250 +0.4 +0.16%
2019 249.6 −48.2 −16.2%
2018 297.8 −151.2 −33.68%
2017 449.1 +11.6 +2.65%
2016 437.5 +29.7 +7.27%
2015 407.9 +53.6 +15.12%
2014 354.3 +96.6 +37.49%
2013 257.7 −1.9 −0.74%
2012 259.6 −5 −1.9%
2011 264.7 −4.1 −1.54%
2010 268.8 −7.3 −2.64%
2009 276.1 −5.8 −2.05%
2008 281.9 −10.3 −3.54%
2007 292.2 −7.9 −2.63%
2006 300.1 −8 −2.58%
2005 308 −9.1 −2.88%
2004 317.2 −4.1 −1.29%
2003 321.3 −39.4 −10.93%
2002 360.7 −5.4 −1.46%
2001 366.1 −8.6 −2.3%
2000 374.7 −45 −10.73%
1999 419.8 −393.5 −48.39%
1998 813.3 +199.4 +32.48%
1997 613.9 −9.7 −1.56%
1996 623.6 −5.3 −0.85%
1995 628.9 +268.7 +74.57%
1994 360.3 −440.9 −55.03%
1993 801.1 −4.8 −0.6%
1992 806 +149.3 +22.74%
1991 656.6 −9.8 −1.47%
1990 666.5 −7 −1.04%
1989 673.4 −98.1 −12.71%
1988 771.5 −49.7 −6.05%
1987 821.2 +246.7 +42.95%
1986 574.5 −9.2 −1.58%
1985 583.7 −11.7 −1.97%
1984 595.4 +60.5 +11.3%
1983 535 +79.7 +17.51%
1982 455.3 −3.8 −0.82%
1981 459 −1.1 −0.24%
1980 460.2 +1.6 +0.35%
1979 458.5 +1.5 +0.34%
1978 457 +2.8 +0.61%
1977 454.2 −4 −0.87%
1976 458.2 +0.5 +0.11%
1975 457.7 −0.4 −0.09%
1974 458.1 −0.4 −0.08%
1973 458.5 −51.5 −10.1%
1972 510 −1.3 −0.25%
1971 511.3 −68.4 −11.81%
1970 579.7 −1 −0.18%
1969 580.8 +12.3 +2.17%
1968 568.4 −1 −0.17%
1967 569.4 −0.9 −0.16%
1966 570.3 +45.2 +8.61%
1965 525.1 +47.4 +9.91%
1964 477.8 −49.9 −9.45%
1963 527.6 −51.4 −8.88%
1962 579.1 −0.3 −0.05%
1961 579.4 −1.7 −0.29%
1960 581.1

About the indicator

The probability of death between the ages of 15 and 60 for women per thousand fifteen-year-olds. The World Bank publishes no combined adult mortality series — only the male and the female one — so these two indicators are not a breakdown but the only way to see mortality in working ages. The ratio of the male value to the female one usually lies between 1.3 and 2.5 and by itself serves as a measure of excess male mortality.

Important: Not an annual rate but a probability over 45 years of life. In countries with high maternal mortality this series runs noticeably higher than one might expect from the overall life expectancy of women.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.