Chad vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Chad
103.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
102.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Chad rank
4th
South Sudan rank
5th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Chad
- South Sudan
How they compare
Chad currently reports 103.2 per 1,000 live births against 102.1 per 1,000 live births in South Sudan, a difference of 1.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.
Chad ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 5th 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 | 272.27 per 1,000 live births | 382 per 1,000 live births | 109.73 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 258.32 per 1,000 live births | 320.23 per 1,000 live births | 61.91 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 237.52 per 1,000 live births | 343.1 per 1,000 live births | 105.58 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 207.89 per 1,000 live births | 294.17 per 1,000 live births | 86.28 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 175.27 per 1,000 live births | 148.78 per 1,000 live births | 26.49 per 1,000 live births | Chad |
| 2010s | 137.56 per 1,000 live births | 167.55 per 1,000 live births | 29.99 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 110 per 1,000 live births | 102.12 per 1,000 live births | 7.88 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, male, Chad or South Sudan?
- Chad, at 103.2 per 1,000 live births against 102.1 per 1,000 live births in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Chad and South Sudan?
- 1.1 per 1,000 live births, with Chad 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, male?
- Chad ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 5th 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, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.