Somalia vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5
Somalia
101.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
96.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Somalia rank
3rd
South Sudan rank
5th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 101.1 per 1,000 live births against 96.7 per 1,000 live births in South Sudan, a difference of 4.4 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was South Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 193.34 per 1,000 live births | 350.71 per 1,000 live births | 157.37 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 233.1 per 1,000 live births | 289.06 per 1,000 live births | 55.96 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 171.14 per 1,000 live births | 143.91 per 1,000 live births | 27.23 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 169.27 per 1,000 live births | 162.43 per 1,000 live births | 6.84 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 114.84 per 1,000 live births | 96.7 per 1,000 live births | 18.14 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Somalia or South Sudan?
- Somalia, at 101.1 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 Somalia and South Sudan?
- 4.4 per 1,000 live births, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Somalia ranks 3rd 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.