Somalia vs South Sudan: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Somalia
101.07 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
96.71 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Somalia rank
3rd
South Sudan rank
5th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 101.07 per 1,000 live births against 96.71 per 1,000 live births in South Sudan, a difference of 4.36 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 5th of 213 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 171.15 per 1,000 live births | 143.9 per 1,000 live births | 27.26 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 169.27 per 1,000 live births | 162.44 per 1,000 live births | 6.83 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 114.82 per 1,000 live births | 96.71 per 1,000 live births | 18.11 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Somalia or South Sudan?
- Somalia, at 101.07 per 1,000 live births against 96.71 per 1,000 live births in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 4.36 per 1,000 live births, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Somalia ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 5th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.