What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Chad and South Sudan?

0.6 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.

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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5

Chad

97.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

South Sudan

96.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Chad rank

4th

South Sudan rank

5th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Chad
South Sudan

How they compare

Chad currently reports 97.3 per 1,000 live births against 96.7 per 1,000 live births in South Sudan, a difference of 0.6 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 196 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	262.21 per 1,000 live births	374.84 per 1,000 live births	112.63 per 1,000 live births	South Sudan
1970s	248.19 per 1,000 live births	313.95 per 1,000 live births	65.76 per 1,000 live births	South Sudan
1980s	227.17 per 1,000 live births	337.43 per 1,000 live births	110.26 per 1,000 live births	South Sudan
1990s	198.72 per 1,000 live births	289.06 per 1,000 live births	90.34 per 1,000 live births	South Sudan
2000s	166.82 per 1,000 live births	143.91 per 1,000 live births	22.91 per 1,000 live births	Chad
2010s	130.37 per 1,000 live births	162.43 per 1,000 live births	32.06 per 1,000 live births	South Sudan
2020s	103.94 per 1,000 live births	96.7 per 1,000 live births	7.24 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, Chad or South Sudan?: Chad, at 97.3 per 1,000 live births against 96.7 per 1,000 live births in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Chad and South Sudan?: 0.6 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?: Chad ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 196 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 (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 (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: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.