South Sudan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of neonatal deaths, per capita

South Sudan
0.0012 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0009 units per person
in 2024
South Sudan rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th

Number of neonatal deaths, per capita over time

  • South Sudan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0010.0020.0020.0030.0030.004199020072024

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.0012 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.

South Sudan ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 197 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0032 units per person 0.0018 units per person 0.0014 units per person South Sudan
2000s 0.0022 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0008 units per person South Sudan
2010s 0.0015 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0.0004 units per person South Sudan
2020s 0.0012 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.0002 units per person South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per capita, South Sudan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
South Sudan, at 0.0012 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per capita between South Sudan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0003 units per person, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do South Sudan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
South Sudan ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 11,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.