Somalia vs South Sudan: Children died before five per woman

Somalia
0.5589
in 2024
South Sudan
0.411
in 2024
Somalia rank
3rd
South Sudan rank
6th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
0246195419892024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.5589 against 0.411 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.1479.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was South Sudan ahead.

Somalia ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 6th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia South Sudan Difference Ahead
1980s 1.42 2.7 1.28 South Sudan
1990s 1.76 2.3 0.5367 South Sudan
2000s 1.28 0.9381 0.3446 Somalia
2010s 1.19 0.8027 0.3869 Somalia
2020s 0.6797 0.425 0.2547 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Somalia or South Sudan?
Somalia, at 0.5589 against 0.411 in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Somalia and South Sudan?
0.1479, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Somalia ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 6th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed