Somalia vs South Sudan: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Somalia
6.54 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
7.19 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Somalia rank
4th
South Sudan rank
1st
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 7.19 per 1,000 live births against 6.54 per 1,000 live births in Somalia, a difference of 0.65 per 1,000 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 195 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 | 10.73 per 1,000 live births | 20.26 per 1,000 live births | 9.54 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 13.88 per 1,000 live births | 15.73 per 1,000 live births | 1.85 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 10.28 per 1,000 live births | 9.89 per 1,000 live births | 0.392 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 10.38 per 1,000 live births | 10.85 per 1,000 live births | 0.46 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 7.31 per 1,000 live births | 7.19 per 1,000 live births | 0.124 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Somalia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 7.19 per 1,000 live births against 6.54 per 1,000 live births in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 0.65 per 1,000 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 vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Somalia ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 1st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.