Chad vs South Sudan: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Chad
0.5028 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
South Sudan
0.411 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Chad rank
4th
South Sudan rank
6th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Chad
- South Sudan
How they compare
Chad currently reports 0.5028 under-five deaths per woman against 0.411 under-five deaths per woman in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0918 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.
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 6th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.68 under-five deaths per woman | 2.42 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7414 under-five deaths per woman | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | 2.55 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8844 under-five deaths per woman | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 2.17 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4761 under-five deaths per woman | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 1.6 under-five deaths per woman | 2.55 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9538 under-five deaths per woman | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 1.45 under-five deaths per woman | 2.3 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8489 under-five deaths per woman | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9381 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2546 under-five deaths per woman | Chad |
| 2010s | 0.8781 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8027 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0754 under-five deaths per woman | Chad |
| 2020s | 0.5923 under-five deaths per woman | 0.425 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1673 under-five deaths per woman | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Chad or South Sudan?
- Chad, at 0.5028 under-five deaths per woman against 0.411 under-five deaths per woman in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Chad and South Sudan?
- 0.0918 under-five deaths per woman, 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Chad ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).