Somalia vs South Sudan: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Somalia
10.11 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
9.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Somalia rank
3rd
South Sudan rank
5th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 10.11 deaths per 100 live births against 9.67 deaths per 100 live births in South Sudan, a difference of 0.44 deaths per 100 live births.
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 5th of 199 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 | 19.33 deaths per 100 live births | 35.07 deaths per 100 live births | 15.74 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 23.31 deaths per 100 live births | 28.91 deaths per 100 live births | 5.59 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 17.12 deaths per 100 live births | 14.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 16.93 deaths per 100 live births | 16.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6834 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 11.48 deaths per 100 live births | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, Somalia or South Sudan?
- Somalia, at 10.11 deaths per 100 live births against 9.67 deaths per 100 live births in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 0.44 deaths per 100 live births, 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 child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Somalia ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 5th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .