Pre-demographic dividend vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, neonatal

Pre-demographic dividend
27.21 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
39.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pre-demographic dividend rank
3rd
South Sudan rank
1st

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Pre-demographic dividend
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 39.5 per 1,000 live births against 27.21 per 1,000 live births in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 12.29 per 1,000 live births.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.5 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 1st of 47 groups.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pre-demographic dividend South Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 43.63 per 1,000 live births 61.64 per 1,000 live births 18.01 per 1,000 live births South Sudan
2000s 35.7 per 1,000 live births 49.59 per 1,000 live births 13.89 per 1,000 live births South Sudan
2010s 30.08 per 1,000 live births 40.95 per 1,000 live births 10.87 per 1,000 live births South Sudan
2020s 27.91 per 1,000 live births 39.52 per 1,000 live births 11.61 per 1,000 live births South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Pre-demographic dividend or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 39.5 per 1,000 live births against 27.21 per 1,000 live births in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Pre-demographic dividend and South Sudan?
12.29 per 1,000 live births, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and South Sudan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.