Guinea vs South Sudan: Child mortality by sex
Guinea
9.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
10.21 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guinea rank
6th
South Sudan rank
5th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Guinea
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 10.21 deaths per 100 live births against 9.88 deaths per 100 live births in Guinea, a difference of 0.33 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was South Sudan ahead.
Guinea ranks 6th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.12 deaths per 100 live births | 36.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8705 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 34.4 deaths per 100 live births | 38.2 deaths per 100 live births | 3.8 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 31.21 deaths per 100 live births | 32.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8154 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 26.73 deaths per 100 live births | 34.31 deaths per 100 live births | 7.58 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 21.16 deaths per 100 live births | 29.42 deaths per 100 live births | 8.26 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 14.98 deaths per 100 live births | 14.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.098 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 2010s | 12.19 deaths per 100 live births | 16.76 deaths per 100 live births | 4.57 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 10.45 deaths per 100 live births | 10.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2398 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Guinea or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 10.21 deaths per 100 live births against 9.88 deaths per 100 live births in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Guinea and South Sudan?
- 0.33 deaths per 100 live births, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and South Sudan?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and South Sudan rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Guinea ranks 6th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .