Low income vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Low income
73.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
102.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Low income rank
7th
South Sudan rank
5th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Low income
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 102.1 per 1,000 live births against 73.8 per 1,000 live births in Low income, a difference of 28.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.4 times Low income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 47 groups.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 179.62 per 1,000 live births | 294.17 per 1,000 live births | 114.55 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 129.59 per 1,000 live births | 148.78 per 1,000 live births | 19.19 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 91.57 per 1,000 live births | 167.55 per 1,000 live births | 75.98 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 77.8 per 1,000 live births | 102.12 per 1,000 live births | 24.32 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Low income or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 102.1 per 1,000 live births against 73.8 per 1,000 live births in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Low income and South Sudan?
- 28.3 per 1,000 live births, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and South Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Low income and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Low income ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 47 groups.
- 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.