What is child mortality rate in South Sudan?

Child mortality rate in South Sudan was 9.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in South Sudan?

The highest recorded value was 78.09 deaths per 100 live births in 1988.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in South Sudan?

The lowest recorded value was 9.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2019.

How does South Sudan rank for child mortality rate?

South Sudan ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in South Sudan?

Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this South Sudan data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in South Sudan

Name: Child mortality rate in South Sudan
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

South Sudan: Child mortality rate was 9.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

9.67 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

5th

of 199 countries

All-time high

78.09 deaths per 100 live births

in 1988

All-time low

9.67 deaths per 100 live births

in 2019

Years of data

1954–2024

Child mortality rate in South Sudan, 1954–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

South Sudan recorded 9.67 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in South Sudan peaked at 78.09 deaths per 100 live births in 1988 and was at its lowest, 9.67 deaths per 100 live births, in 2019.

South Sudan ranks 5th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	36.16 deaths per 100 live births	35.51 deaths per 100 live births	36.84 deaths per 100 live births	6
1960s	37.48 deaths per 100 live births	33.83 deaths per 100 live births	41.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	31.4 deaths per 100 live births	28.94 deaths per 100 live births	40.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	33.74 deaths per 100 live births	26.5 deaths per 100 live births	78.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	28.91 deaths per 100 live births	18.9 deaths per 100 live births	43.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	14.39 deaths per 100 live births	11.27 deaths per 100 live births	18.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	16.24 deaths per 100 live births	9.67 deaths per 100 live births	29.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	9.67 deaths per 100 live births	9.67 deaths per 100 live births	9.67 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near South Sudan

2 Niger 11.07 deaths per 100 live births compare
3 Somalia 10.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
4 Chad 9.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
6 Guinea 9.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
7 Sierra Leone 9.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
8 Central African Republic 8.97 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for South Sudan

Number of infants who die before age 1 12,029 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,347 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 123 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 123 deaths (2026)
Population ages 0-14, total 4.63 million (2025)
Population, male 49.2% (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 138,289 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 141,133 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 137,154 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 139,438 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in South Sudan?: Child mortality rate in South Sudan was 9.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in South Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 78.09 deaths per 100 live births in 1988.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in South Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 9.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2019.
How does South Sudan rank for child mortality rate?: South Sudan ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in South Sudan?: Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Sudan data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .