Which has higher child mortality, Chad or South Sudan?

Chad, at 9.73 against 9.67 in South Sudan as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and South Sudan?

71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad

9.73

in 2024

South Sudan

9.67

in 2024

Chad rank

4th

South Sudan rank

5th

Chad currently reports 9.73 against 9.67 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was South Sudan ahead.

Chad ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 6.

Decade	Chad	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	27.14	36.16	9.02	South Sudan
1960s	26.22	37.48	11.26	South Sudan
1970s	24.82	31.39	6.58	South Sudan
1980s	22.72	33.74	11.03	South Sudan
1990s	19.87	28.91	9.03	South Sudan
2000s	16.68	14.39	2.29	Chad
2010s	13.04	16.24	3.21	South Sudan
2020s	10.39	9.67	0.724	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, Chad or South Sudan?: Chad, at 9.73 against 9.67 in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Chad and South Sudan?: 0.06, with Chad 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?: Chad ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.