Afghanistan vs South Sudan: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0108 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
0.0123 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
54th
South Sudan rank
52nd

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South Sudan
0.020.040.060.080.1196219922023

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.0123 units per square kilometre against 0.0108 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0015 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 54th and South Sudan ranks 52nd of 195 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0147 units per square kilometre 0.041 units per square kilometre 0.0263 units per square kilometre South Sudan
2020s 0.0114 units per square kilometre 0.0122 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 0.0123 units per square kilometre against 0.0108 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and South Sudan?
0.0015 units per square kilometre, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Sudan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and South Sudan rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 54th and South Sudan ranks 52nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 10,454 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.