South Sudan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mortality rate, infant, male
South Sudan
77.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
51.85 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Sudan rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th
Mortality rate, infant, male over time
- South Sudan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 77.3 per 1,000 live births against 51.85 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 25.45 per 1,000 live births.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
South Sudan ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 197 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 164.13 per 1,000 live births | 106.5 per 1,000 live births | 57.63 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 104.79 per 1,000 live births | 81.62 per 1,000 live births | 23.17 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 113.65 per 1,000 live births | 60.59 per 1,000 live births | 53.06 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 77.26 per 1,000 live births | 54.09 per 1,000 live births | 23.17 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, South Sudan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- South Sudan, at 77.3 per 1,000 live births against 51.85 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between South Sudan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 25.45 per 1,000 live births, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do South Sudan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for mortality rate, infant, male?
- South Sudan ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.