Niger vs South Sudan: Infant mortality by sex
Niger
7.06 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
7.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Niger rank
3rd
South Sudan rank
1st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Niger
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 7.73 deaths per 100 live births against 7.06 deaths per 100 live births in Niger, a difference of 0.67 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was South Sudan ahead.
Niger ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 1st of 199 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.81 deaths per 100 live births | 22.05 deaths per 100 live births | 6.23 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 15.9 deaths per 100 live births | 17.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 15.45 deaths per 100 live births | 19.64 deaths per 100 live births | 4.19 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 13.78 deaths per 100 live births | 16.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 9.41 deaths per 100 live births | 10.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 7.45 deaths per 100 live births | 11.36 deaths per 100 live births | 3.91 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 7.27 deaths per 100 live births | 7.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4563 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Niger or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 7.73 deaths per 100 live births against 7.06 deaths per 100 live births in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Niger and South Sudan?
- 0.67 deaths per 100 live births, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and South Sudan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Niger and South Sudan rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Niger ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 1st 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 Infant mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .