Guinea vs South Sudan: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood

Guinea
0.3935 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
South Sudan
0.411 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Guinea rank
7th
South Sudan rank
6th

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time

  • Guinea
  • South Sudan
0246193719802024

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.411 under-five deaths per woman against 0.3935 under-five deaths per woman in Guinea, a difference of 0.0175 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was South Sudan ahead.

Guinea ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea South Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 2.13 under-five deaths per woman 2.42 under-five deaths per woman 0.2847 under-five deaths per woman South Sudan
1960s 2.07 under-five deaths per woman 2.55 under-five deaths per woman 0.4758 under-five deaths per woman South Sudan
1970s 1.94 under-five deaths per woman 2.17 under-five deaths per woman 0.2287 under-five deaths per woman South Sudan
1980s 1.72 under-five deaths per woman 2.55 under-five deaths per woman 0.8339 under-five deaths per woman South Sudan
1990s 1.3 under-five deaths per woman 2.3 under-five deaths per woman 0.9982 under-five deaths per woman South Sudan
2000s 0.8103 under-five deaths per woman 0.9381 under-five deaths per woman 0.1278 under-five deaths per woman South Sudan
2010s 0.5719 under-five deaths per woman 0.8027 under-five deaths per woman 0.2308 under-five deaths per woman South Sudan
2020s 0.4278 under-five deaths per woman 0.425 under-five deaths per woman 0.0028 under-five deaths per woman Guinea

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, Guinea or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 0.411 under-five deaths per woman against 0.3935 under-five deaths per woman in Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Guinea and South Sudan?
0.0175 under-five deaths per woman, 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
Guinea ranks 7th 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

Indicator
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).