What is child mortality vs. health spending in South Sudan?

Child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending recorded in South Sudan?

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

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending?

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

Is child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in South Sudan

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in South Sudan
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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South Sudan: Child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.

That represents a change of down 47.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending 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.

Child mortality vs. health spending in South Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Child mortality vs. health spending in South Sudan, 1954 to 2024.
Year	deaths per 100 live births	Change
1954	36.84 deaths per 100 live births	—
1955	36.56 deaths per 100 live births	-0.7%
1956	36.29 deaths per 100 live births	-0.7%
1957	36.03 deaths per 100 live births	-0.7%
1958	35.74 deaths per 100 live births	-0.8%
1959	35.51 deaths per 100 live births	-0.6%
1960	35.26 deaths per 100 live births	-0.7%
1961	34.99 deaths per 100 live births	-0.8%
1962	34.72 deaths per 100 live births	-0.8%
1963	38.83 deaths per 100 live births	+11.8%
1964	34.12 deaths per 100 live births	-12.1%
1965	33.83 deaths per 100 live births	-0.8%
1966	41.09 deaths per 100 live births	+21.4%
1967	40.7 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1968	40.35 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1969	40.94 deaths per 100 live births	+1.5%
1970	40.52 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1971	31.77 deaths per 100 live births	-21.6%
1972	31.43 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1973	31.1 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1974	30.72 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1975	30.39 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1976	30.06 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1977	29.71 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1978	29.32 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1979	28.94 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1980	28.6 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1981	28.26 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1982	27.92 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1983	27.59 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1984	27.25 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1985	26.87 deaths per 100 live births	-1.4%
1986	26.5 deaths per 100 live births	-1.4%
1987	35.78 deaths per 100 live births	+35.0%
1988	78.09 deaths per 100 live births	+118.2%
1989	30.57 deaths per 100 live births	-60.9%
1990	30.13 deaths per 100 live births	-1.4%
1991	29.56 deaths per 100 live births	-1.9%
1992	33.71 deaths per 100 live births	+14.0%
1993	33.06 deaths per 100 live births	-1.9%
1994	22.76 deaths per 100 live births	-31.1%
1995	26.8 deaths per 100 live births	+17.7%
1996	25.97 deaths per 100 live births	-3.1%
1997	25.09 deaths per 100 live births	-3.4%
1998	43.08 deaths per 100 live births	+71.7%
1999	18.9 deaths per 100 live births	-56.1%
2000	18.01 deaths per 100 live births	-4.7%
2001	17.11 deaths per 100 live births	-5.0%
2002	16.22 deaths per 100 live births	-5.2%
2003	15.37 deaths per 100 live births	-5.2%
2004	14.58 deaths per 100 live births	-5.1%
2005	13.84 deaths per 100 live births	-5.1%
2006	13.15 deaths per 100 live births	-5.0%
2007	12.49 deaths per 100 live births	-5.0%
2008	11.87 deaths per 100 live births	-4.9%
2009	11.27 deaths per 100 live births	-5.1%
2010	10.72 deaths per 100 live births	-4.9%
2011	10.23 deaths per 100 live births	-4.5%
2012	9.89 deaths per 100 live births	-3.3%
2013	9.72 deaths per 100 live births	-1.8%
2014	18.26 deaths per 100 live births	+87.9%
2015	24.08 deaths per 100 live births	+31.8%
2016	27.29 deaths per 100 live births	+13.3%
2017	29.2 deaths per 100 live births	+7.0%
2018	13.37 deaths per 100 live births	-54.2%
2019	9.67 deaths per 100 live births	-27.7%
2020	9.67 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
2021	9.67 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
2022	9.67 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
2023	9.67 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
2024	9.67 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%

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

Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.665 % change on previous year (2090)
Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
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)

All data for South Sudan →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in South Sudan?: Child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending recorded in South Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 78.09 deaths per 100 live births in 1988.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending?: South Sudan ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
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: 27 August 2026

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