South Sudan vs Zambia: Number of child deaths by age
South Sudan
7,922 deaths
in 2024
Zambia
9,147 deaths
in 2024
South Sudan rank
28th
Zambia rank
25th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- South Sudan
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 9,147 deaths against 7,922 deaths in South Sudan, a difference of 1,225 deaths.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was South Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22,016 deaths | 14,693 deaths | 7,323 deaths | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 27,937 deaths | 15,630 deaths | 12,307 deaths | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 27,088 deaths | 17,136 deaths | 9,952 deaths | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 41,259 deaths | 21,729 deaths | 19,530 deaths | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 33,295 deaths | 27,683 deaths | 5,612 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 13,464 deaths | 20,502 deaths | 7,038 deaths | Zambia |
| 2010s | 22,730 deaths | 11,542 deaths | 11,188 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 7,765 deaths | 9,466 deaths | 1,701 deaths | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, South Sudan or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 9,147 deaths against 7,922 deaths in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between South Sudan and Zambia?
- 1,225 deaths, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do South Sudan and Zambia rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- South Sudan ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .