Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Europe & Central Asia or South Sudan?

Europe & Central Asia, at 74,443 against 31,993 in South Sudan as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Europe & Central Asia and South Sudan?

42,450, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and South Sudan?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia vs South Sudan: Number of under-five deaths

Europe & Central Asia

74,443

in 2024

South Sudan

31,993

in 2024

Europe & Central Asia rank

35th

South Sudan rank

34th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Europe & Central Asia
South Sudan

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 74,443 against 31,993 in South Sudan, a difference of 42,450.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 2.3 times South Sudan's.

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

Europe & Central Asia ranks 35th and South Sudan ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	315,366	74,491	240,875	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	167,869	45,450	122,419	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	109,961	63,434	46,526	Europe & Central Asia
2020s	81,292	30,698	50,594	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Europe & Central Asia or South Sudan?: Europe & Central Asia, at 74,443 against 31,993 in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Europe & Central Asia and South Sudan?: 42,450, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and South Sudan?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and South Sudan rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 35th and South Sudan ranks 34th 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five 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, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.