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Under-five mortality rate — South Sudan

Under-five mortality rate in South Sudan in 2024 — 96.7 per 1,000. Ranked 192 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 72.6%.

2024 96.7 per 1,000 +0% vs 2023
World rank 192of 196
Period maximum 780.9 per 1,0001988
Period minimum 96.7 per 1,0002019

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — South Sudan, 1960–2024020040060080019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 352.6 per 1,0001962: 347.2 per 1,0001964: 341.2 per 1,0001966: 410.9 per 1,0001968: 403.5 per 1,0001970: 405.2 per 1,0001972: 314.3 per 1,0001974: 307.2 per 1,0001976: 300.6 per 1,0001978: 293.1 per 1,0001980: 286 per 1,0001982: 279.2 per 1,0001984: 272.5 per 1,0001986: 265 per 1,0001988: 780.9 per 1,0001990: 301.3 per 1,0001992: 337.1 per 1,0001994: 227.6 per 1,0001996: 259.7 per 1,0001998: 430.8 per 1,0002000: 180.1 per 1,0002002: 162.2 per 1,0002004: 145.8 per 1,0002006: 131.5 per 1,0002008: 118.7 per 1,0002010: 107.2 per 1,0002012: 98.9 per 1,0002014: 182.6 per 1,0002016: 272.9 per 1,0002018: 133.7 per 1,0002020: 96.7 per 1,0002022: 96.7 per 1,0002024: 96.7 per 1,000
Change over the period: −255.9 (−72.58%) Average annual rate: -2 %

Comparison, 2024

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

South Sudan 96.7 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 71.2 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 49.6 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 61.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 96.7 +0 +0%
2023 96.7 +0 +0%
2022 96.7 +0 +0%
2021 96.7 +0 +0%
2020 96.7 +0 +0%
2019 96.7 −37 −27.67%
2018 133.7 −158.3 −54.21%
2017 292 +19.1 +7%
2016 272.9 +32.1 +13.33%
2015 240.8 +58.2 +31.87%
2014 182.6 +85.4 +87.86%
2013 97.2 −1.7 −1.72%
2012 98.9 −3.4 −3.32%
2011 102.3 −4.9 −4.57%
2010 107.2 −5.5 −4.88%
2009 112.7 −6 −5.05%
2008 118.7 −6.2 −4.96%
2007 124.9 −6.6 −5.02%
2006 131.5 −6.9 −4.99%
2005 138.4 −7.4 −5.08%
2004 145.8 −7.9 −5.14%
2003 153.7 −8.5 −5.24%
2002 162.2 −8.9 −5.2%
2001 171.1 −9 −5%
2000 180.1 −8.9 −4.71%
1999 189 −241.8 −56.13%
1998 430.8 +179.9 +71.7%
1997 250.9 −8.8 −3.39%
1996 259.7 −8.3 −3.1%
1995 268 +40.4 +17.75%
1994 227.6 −103 −31.16%
1993 330.6 −6.5 −1.93%
1992 337.1 +41.5 +14.04%
1991 295.6 −5.7 −1.89%
1990 301.3 −4.4 −1.44%
1989 305.7 −475.2 −60.85%
1988 780.9 +423.1 +118.25%
1987 357.8 +92.8 +35.02%
1986 265 −3.7 −1.38%
1985 268.7 −3.8 −1.39%
1984 272.5 −3.4 −1.23%
1983 275.9 −3.3 −1.18%
1982 279.2 −3.4 −1.2%
1981 282.6 −3.4 −1.19%
1980 286 −3.4 −1.17%
1979 289.4 −3.7 −1.26%
1978 293.1 −4 −1.35%
1977 297.1 −3.5 −1.16%
1976 300.6 −3.3 −1.09%
1975 303.9 −3.3 −1.07%
1974 307.2 −3.8 −1.22%
1973 311 −3.3 −1.05%
1972 314.3 −3.4 −1.07%
1971 317.7 −87.5 −21.59%
1970 405.2 −4.2 −1.03%
1969 409.4 +5.9 +1.46%
1968 403.5 −3.5 −0.86%
1967 407 −3.9 −0.95%
1966 410.9 +72.6 +21.46%
1965 338.3 −2.9 −0.85%
1964 341.2 −47.1 −12.13%
1963 388.3 +41.1 +11.84%
1962 347.2 −2.8 −0.8%
1961 350 −2.6 −0.74%
1960 352.6 — —

Eastern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SC Seychelles 14 MU Mauritius 15.4 ER Eritrea 34.3 TZ Tanzania 37 RW Rwanda 37.7 KE Kenya 38.8 KM Comoros 39 ET Ethiopia 44.5 BI Burundi 47.1 ZM Zambia 48.4 UG Uganda 48.7 MW Malawi 48.8 DJ Djibouti 48.9 MZ Mozambique 59.4 MG Madagascar 62.4 ZW Zimbabwe 64.7 SS South Sudan 96.7 SO Somalia 101.1
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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