Somalia vs South Sudan: Infant mortality rate by sex
Somalia
6 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
6.61 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Somalia rank
4th
South Sudan rank
1st
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 6.61 deaths per 100 live births against 6 deaths per 100 live births in Somalia, a difference of 0.61 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was South Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.99 deaths per 100 live births | 19.41 deaths per 100 live births | 9.42 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 13.17 deaths per 100 live births | 14.97 deaths per 100 live births | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 9.59 deaths per 100 live births | 9.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3274 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 9.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5423 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 6.75 deaths per 100 live births | 6.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1314 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Somalia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 6.61 deaths per 100 live births against 6 deaths per 100 live births in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 0.61 deaths per 100 live births, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Somalia ranks 4th 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 .