Niger vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5
Niger
110.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
96.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Niger rank
2nd
South Sudan rank
5th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Niger
- South Sudan
How they compare
Niger currently reports 110.7 per 1,000 live births against 96.7 per 1,000 live births in South Sudan, a difference of 14 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was South Sudan ahead.
Niger ranks 2nd and South Sudan ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 324.9 per 1,000 live births | 406.63 per 1,000 live births | 81.73 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 337.93 per 1,000 live births | 313.95 per 1,000 live births | 23.98 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 1980s | 334.13 per 1,000 live births | 337.43 per 1,000 live births | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 286.9 per 1,000 live births | 289.06 per 1,000 live births | 2.16 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 180.01 per 1,000 live births | 143.91 per 1,000 live births | 36.1 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2010s | 126.96 per 1,000 live births | 162.43 per 1,000 live births | 35.47 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 115.54 per 1,000 live births | 96.7 per 1,000 live births | 18.84 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Niger or South Sudan?
- Niger, at 110.7 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 Niger and South Sudan?
- 14 per 1,000 live births, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and South Sudan?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Niger and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Niger ranks 2nd 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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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.