South Sudan vs Zambia: Number of child deaths
South Sudan
31,993 deaths
in 2024
Zambia
32,949 deaths
in 2024
South Sudan rank
34th
Zambia rank
32nd
Number of child deaths over time
- South Sudan
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 32,949 deaths against 31,993 deaths in South Sudan, a difference of 956 deaths.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was South Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50,376 deaths | 29,282 deaths | 21,094 deaths | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 60,164 deaths | 32,164 deaths | 28,000 deaths | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 60,077 deaths | 37,112 deaths | 22,965 deaths | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 85,470 deaths | 50,002 deaths | 35,468 deaths | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 74,491 deaths | 66,534 deaths | 7,957 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 45,450 deaths | 52,961 deaths | 7,511 deaths | Zambia |
| 2010s | 63,434 deaths | 37,081 deaths | 26,354 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 30,698 deaths | 33,002 deaths | 2,304 deaths | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, South Sudan or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 32,949 deaths against 31,993 deaths in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between South Sudan and Zambia?
- 956 deaths, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do South Sudan and Zambia rank globally for number of child deaths?
- South Sudan ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .