Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, adult, female

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
188.6 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
South Sudan
246.48 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
8th
South Sudan rank
9th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • South Sudan
200400600800196019922024

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 246.48 per 1,000 female adults against 188.6 per 1,000 female adults in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 57.88 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

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

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 9th of 47 groups.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) South Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 383.9 per 1,000 female adults 555.9 per 1,000 female adults 172 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
1970s 355.93 per 1,000 female adults 480.34 per 1,000 female adults 124.41 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
1980s 335.21 per 1,000 female adults 592.91 per 1,000 female adults 257.7 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
1990s 337.62 per 1,000 female adults 638.99 per 1,000 female adults 301.37 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
2000s 307.05 per 1,000 female adults 319.83 per 1,000 female adults 12.78 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
2010s 239.16 per 1,000 female adults 324.7 per 1,000 female adults 85.54 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
2020s 203.57 per 1,000 female adults 254.56 per 1,000 female adults 51 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, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 246.48 per 1,000 female adults against 188.6 per 1,000 female adults in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and South Sudan?
57.88 per 1,000 female adults, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and South Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 8th 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.