Niger vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Niger
106.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
91.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Niger rank
2nd
South Sudan rank
4th
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Niger
- South Sudan
How they compare
Niger currently reports 106.5 per 1,000 live births against 91.5 per 1,000 live births in South Sudan, a difference of 15 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was South Sudan ahead.
Niger ranks 2nd and South Sudan ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 323.2 per 1,000 live births | 402.6 per 1,000 live births | 79.4 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 333.77 per 1,000 live births | 307.34 per 1,000 live births | 26.43 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 1980s | 331.25 per 1,000 live births | 331.36 per 1,000 live births | 0.11 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 283.23 per 1,000 live births | 283.68 per 1,000 live births | 0.45 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 176.5 per 1,000 live births | 138.57 per 1,000 live births | 37.93 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2010s | 123.18 per 1,000 live births | 157.28 per 1,000 live births | 34.1 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 111.28 per 1,000 live births | 91.44 per 1,000 live births | 19.84 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Niger or South Sudan?
- Niger, at 106.5 per 1,000 live births against 91.5 per 1,000 live births in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Niger and South Sudan?
- 15 per 1,000 live births, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and South Sudan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Niger and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Niger ranks 2nd 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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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.