Niger vs South Sudan: Infant mortality rate by sex
Niger
6.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
6.61 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Niger rank
3rd
South Sudan rank
1st
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Niger
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 6.61 deaths per 100 live births against 6.04 deaths per 100 live births in Niger, a difference of 0.57 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
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 | 13.92 deaths per 100 live births | 20.03 deaths per 100 live births | 6.11 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 14.01 deaths per 100 live births | 15.96 deaths per 100 live births | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 13.68 deaths per 100 live births | 17.98 deaths per 100 live births | 4.29 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 12.41 deaths per 100 live births | 14.97 deaths per 100 live births | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 8.28 deaths per 100 live births | 9.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9884 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | 10.28 deaths per 100 live births | 3.87 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 6.23 deaths per 100 live births | 6.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.38 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Niger or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 6.61 deaths per 100 live births against 6.04 deaths per 100 live births in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Niger and South Sudan?
- 0.57 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 rate 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) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .