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
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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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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (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, 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.