Brazil vs South Sudan: Number of youth deaths
Brazil
44,808 deaths
in 2024
South Sudan
38,639 deaths
in 2024
Brazil rank
29th
South Sudan rank
32nd
Number of youth deaths over time
- Brazil
- South Sudan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 44,808 deaths against 38,639 deaths in South Sudan, a difference of 6,169 deaths.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 29th and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 192,711 deaths | 98,766 deaths | 93,945 deaths | Brazil |
| 2000s | 96,547 deaths | 52,394 deaths | 44,153 deaths | Brazil |
| 2010s | 57,634 deaths | 78,561 deaths | 20,927 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 46,699 deaths | 37,408 deaths | 9,292 deaths | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Brazil or South Sudan?
- Brazil, at 44,808 deaths against 38,639 deaths in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Brazil and South Sudan?
- 6,169 deaths, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and South Sudan rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Brazil ranks 29th and South Sudan 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 youth 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 fifteen years.