Chad vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Chad
91 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
91.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Chad rank
5th
South Sudan rank
4th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Chad
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 91.5 per 1,000 live births against 91 per 1,000 live births in Chad, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.

Chad ranks 5th and South Sudan ranks 4th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad South Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 251.58 per 1,000 live births 367.13 per 1,000 live births 115.55 per 1,000 live births South Sudan
1970s 237.47 per 1,000 live births 307.34 per 1,000 live births 69.87 per 1,000 live births South Sudan
1980s 216.4 per 1,000 live births 331.36 per 1,000 live births 114.96 per 1,000 live births South Sudan
1990s 189.09 per 1,000 live births 283.68 per 1,000 live births 94.59 per 1,000 live births South Sudan
2000s 157.96 per 1,000 live births 138.57 per 1,000 live births 19.39 per 1,000 live births Chad
2010s 122.71 per 1,000 live births 157.28 per 1,000 live births 34.57 per 1,000 live births South Sudan
2020s 97.44 per 1,000 live births 91.44 per 1,000 live births 6 per 1,000 live births Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Chad or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 91.5 per 1,000 live births against 91 per 1,000 live births in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Chad and South Sudan?
0.5 per 1,000 live births, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and South Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Chad and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Chad ranks 5th and South Sudan 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, 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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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, female (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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.