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
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.