Guinea vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5
Guinea
92.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
96.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guinea rank
6th
South Sudan rank
5th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Guinea
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 96.7 per 1,000 live births against 92.1 per 1,000 live births in Guinea, a difference of 4.6 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 8 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 1 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 335.7 per 1,000 live births | 374.84 per 1,000 live births | 39.14 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 304.79 per 1,000 live births | 313.95 per 1,000 live births | 9.16 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 259.94 per 1,000 live births | 337.43 per 1,000 live births | 77.49 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 203.68 per 1,000 live births | 289.06 per 1,000 live births | 85.38 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 141.7 per 1,000 live births | 143.91 per 1,000 live births | 2.21 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 114.04 per 1,000 live births | 162.43 per 1,000 live births | 48.39 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 97.58 per 1,000 live births | 96.7 per 1,000 live births | 0.88 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, Guinea or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 96.7 per 1,000 live births against 92.1 per 1,000 live births in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Guinea and South Sudan?
- 4.6 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?
- 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 (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 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.