Somalia vs South Sudan: Child mortality complete gapminder

Somalia
10.11
in 2024
South Sudan
9.67
in 2024
Somalia rank
3rd
South Sudan rank
5th

Child mortality complete gapminder over time

  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 10.11 against 9.67 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.44.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was South Sudan ahead.

Somalia ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 5th of 199 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia South Sudan Difference Ahead
1800s 45.2 49.01 3.81 South Sudan
1810s 45.2 49.01 3.81 South Sudan
1820s 45.2 49.01 3.81 South Sudan
1830s 45.2 49.01 3.81 South Sudan
1840s 45.2 49.01 3.81 South Sudan
1850s 45.2 49.01 3.81 South Sudan
1860s 45.2 49.01 3.81 South Sudan
1870s 45.2 49.01 3.81 South Sudan
1880s 45.2 49.01 3.81 South Sudan
1890s 45.18 48.99 3.81 South Sudan
1900s 44.84 47.83 2.99 South Sudan
1910s 43.92 45.53 1.6 South Sudan
1920s 42.86 43.33 0.4681 South Sudan
1930s 40.59 41.24 0.6513 South Sudan
1940s 36.12 39.25 3.13 South Sudan
1950s 29.44 36.86 7.43 South Sudan
1960s 25.62 37.48 11.87 South Sudan
1970s 22.24 31.4 9.16 South Sudan
1980s 19.53 33.74 14.21 South Sudan
1990s 23.31 28.91 5.59 South Sudan
2000s 17.12 14.39 2.73 Somalia
2010s 16.93 16.24 0.6834 Somalia
2020s 11.48 9.67 1.81 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality complete gapminder, Somalia or South Sudan?
Somalia, at 10.11 against 9.67 in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality complete gapminder between Somalia and South Sudan?
0.44, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for child mortality complete gapminder?
Somalia ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Child mortality complete gapminder. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality complete gapminder
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed