Somalia vs South Sudan: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Somalia
0.5589 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
South Sudan
0.411 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Somalia rank
3rd
South Sudan rank
6th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman against 0.411 under-five deaths per woman in South Sudan, a difference of 0.1479 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was South Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 6th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.42 under-five deaths per woman | 2.7 under-five deaths per woman | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 1.76 under-five deaths per woman | 2.3 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5367 under-five deaths per woman | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9381 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3446 under-five deaths per woman | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8027 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3869 under-five deaths per woman | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.6797 under-five deaths per woman | 0.425 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2547 under-five deaths per woman | Somalia |
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, Somalia or South Sudan?
- Somalia, at 0.5589 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 Somalia and South Sudan?
- 0.1479 under-five deaths per woman, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Somalia ranks 3rd 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).