Niger vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
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 (per 1,000 live births) 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.