South Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, adult, female

South Sudan
246.48 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Zimbabwe
273.92 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
South Sudan rank
9th
Zimbabwe rank
6th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • South Sudan
  • Zimbabwe
200400600800196019922024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 273.92 per 1,000 female adults against 246.48 per 1,000 female adults in South Sudan, a difference of 27.44 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.

South Sudan ranks 9th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Sudan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 555.9 per 1,000 female adults 264.2 per 1,000 female adults 291.7 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
1970s 480.34 per 1,000 female adults 233.82 per 1,000 female adults 246.53 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
1980s 592.91 per 1,000 female adults 223 per 1,000 female adults 369.91 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
1990s 638.99 per 1,000 female adults 456.81 per 1,000 female adults 182.18 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
2000s 319.83 per 1,000 female adults 636.99 per 1,000 female adults 317.16 per 1,000 female adults Zimbabwe
2010s 324.7 per 1,000 female adults 387.54 per 1,000 female adults 62.84 per 1,000 female adults Zimbabwe
2020s 254.56 per 1,000 female adults 294.42 per 1,000 female adults 39.85 per 1,000 female adults Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, South Sudan or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 273.92 per 1,000 female adults against 246.48 per 1,000 female adults in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between South Sudan and Zimbabwe?
27.44 per 1,000 female adults, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Zimbabwe?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do South Sudan and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
South Sudan ranks 9th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 218 countries.
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.