Africa Eastern and Southern vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, adult, female

Africa Eastern and Southern
196.85 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
South Sudan
246.48 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
7th
South Sudan rank
9th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • South Sudan
200400600800196019922024

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 246.48 per 1,000 female adults against 196.85 per 1,000 female adults in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 49.63 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 9th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern South Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 361.29 per 1,000 female adults 555.9 per 1,000 female adults 194.61 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
1970s 334.71 per 1,000 female adults 480.34 per 1,000 female adults 145.63 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
1980s 319.66 per 1,000 female adults 592.91 per 1,000 female adults 273.26 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
1990s 351.97 per 1,000 female adults 638.99 per 1,000 female adults 287.02 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
2000s 351.15 per 1,000 female adults 319.83 per 1,000 female adults 31.32 per 1,000 female adults Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 255.78 per 1,000 female adults 324.7 per 1,000 female adults 68.92 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
2020s 210.22 per 1,000 female adults 254.56 per 1,000 female adults 44.35 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Africa Eastern and Southern or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 246.48 per 1,000 female adults against 196.85 per 1,000 female adults in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Africa Eastern and Southern and South Sudan?
49.63 per 1,000 female adults, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and South Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.