Africa Western and Central vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Africa Western and Central
85.68 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
91.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
1st
South Sudan rank
4th
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Africa Western and Central
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 91.5 per 1,000 live births against 85.68 per 1,000 live births in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 5.82 per 1,000 live births.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Africa Western and Central's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Sudan ahead.
Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and South Sudan ranks 4th of 47 groups.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Western and Central | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 178.39 per 1,000 live births | 283.68 per 1,000 live births | 105.29 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 134.71 per 1,000 live births | 138.57 per 1,000 live births | 3.86 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 100.57 per 1,000 live births | 157.28 per 1,000 live births | 56.71 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 89.99 per 1,000 live births | 91.44 per 1,000 live births | 1.45 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Africa Western and Central or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 91.5 per 1,000 live births against 85.68 per 1,000 live births in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Africa Western and Central and South Sudan?
- 5.82 per 1,000 live births, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and South Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa Western and Central and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and South Sudan ranks 4th 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, under-5, female (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
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.