Which has higher child mortality, Guinea or South Sudan?

South Sudan, at 9.67 against 9.21 in Guinea as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea 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.

Guinea

9.21

in 2024

South Sudan

9.67

in 2024

Guinea rank

6th

South Sudan rank

5th

South Sudan currently reports 9.67 against 9.21 in Guinea, a difference of 0.46.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was South Sudan ahead.

Guinea ranks 6th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 7.

Decade	Guinea	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	35.22	36.16	0.9417	South Sudan
1960s	33.57	37.48	3.91	South Sudan
1970s	30.48	31.39	0.916	South Sudan
1980s	25.99	33.74	7.75	South Sudan
1990s	20.37	28.91	8.54	South Sudan
2000s	14.17	14.39	0.221	South Sudan
2010s	11.4	16.24	4.84	South Sudan
2020s	9.76	9.67	0.088	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, Guinea or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 9.67 against 9.21 in Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Guinea and South Sudan?: 0.46, 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?: Guinea ranks 6th 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.