Chad vs South Sudan: Annual death rates at different ages
Chad
67.58 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Sudan
67.13 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Chad rank
7th
South Sudan rank
8th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Chad
- South Sudan
How they compare
Chad currently reports 67.58 deaths per 1,000 people against 67.13 deaths per 1,000 people in South Sudan, a difference of 0.45 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Chad ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 216.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 265.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.94 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 190.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 255.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 65.58 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 164.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 216 deaths per 1,000 people | 51.43 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 148.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 229.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 81.41 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 129.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 165.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.71 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 109.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 96.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.24 deaths per 1,000 people | Chad |
| 2010s | 86.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 104.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.24 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 70.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 67.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Chad or South Sudan?
- Chad, at 67.58 deaths per 1,000 people against 67.13 deaths per 1,000 people in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Chad and South Sudan?
- 0.45 deaths per 1,000 people, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chad and South Sudan rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Chad ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 8th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.