Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs South Sudan: Number of infant deaths

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
42,024
in 2024
South Sudan
24,071
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
38th
South Sudan rank
35th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • South Sudan
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196019922024

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 42,024 against 24,071 in South Sudan, a difference of 17,953.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.7 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th and South Sudan ranks 35th of 47 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) South Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 190,669 41,196 149,472 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 97,910 31,987 65,923 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 61,208 40,704 20,503 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 45,992 22,933 23,059 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or South Sudan?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 42,024 against 24,071 in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Sudan?
17,953, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Sudan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Sudan rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th and South Sudan ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.