Chad vs South Sudan: Child mortality rate by sex
Chad
9.1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
9.15 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Chad rank
5th
South Sudan rank
4th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Chad
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 9.15 deaths per 100 live births against 9.1 deaths per 100 live births in Chad, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was South Sudan ahead.
Chad ranks 5th and South Sudan ranks 4th of 199 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 | 26.07 deaths per 100 live births | 35.32 deaths per 100 live births | 9.26 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 25.16 deaths per 100 live births | 36.71 deaths per 100 live births | 11.55 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 23.75 deaths per 100 live births | 30.73 deaths per 100 live births | 6.98 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 21.64 deaths per 100 live births | 33.14 deaths per 100 live births | 11.5 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 18.91 deaths per 100 live births | 28.37 deaths per 100 live births | 9.46 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 15.8 deaths per 100 live births | 13.86 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 2010s | 12.27 deaths per 100 live births | 15.73 deaths per 100 live births | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 9.74 deaths per 100 live births | 9.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6012 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Chad or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 9.15 deaths per 100 live births against 9.1 deaths per 100 live births in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Chad and South Sudan?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and South Sudan?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Chad and South Sudan rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Chad ranks 5th and South Sudan ranks 4th 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 rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .