Guinea vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Guinea
98.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
102.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guinea rank
6th
South Sudan rank
5th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Guinea
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 102.1 per 1,000 live births against 98.8 per 1,000 live births in Guinea, a difference of 3.3 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.
Guinea ranks 6th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 343.96 per 1,000 live births | 382 per 1,000 live births | 38.04 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 312.06 per 1,000 live births | 320.23 per 1,000 live births | 8.17 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 267.3 per 1,000 live births | 343.1 per 1,000 live births | 75.8 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 211.54 per 1,000 live births | 294.17 per 1,000 live births | 82.63 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 149.77 per 1,000 live births | 148.78 per 1,000 live births | 0.99 per 1,000 live births | Guinea |
| 2010s | 121.86 per 1,000 live births | 167.55 per 1,000 live births | 45.69 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 104.56 per 1,000 live births | 102.12 per 1,000 live births | 2.44 per 1,000 live births | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Guinea or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 102.1 per 1,000 live births against 98.8 per 1,000 live births in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Guinea and South Sudan?
- 3.3 per 1,000 live births, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and South Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Guinea ranks 6th 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.