Somalia vs South Sudan: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Somalia
6.1%
in 2023
South Sudan
5.9%
in 2023
Somalia rank
4th
South Sudan rank
7th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.1% against 5.9% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.6% | 21.3% | 7.7% | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 12.5% | 20.7% | 8.2% | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 11.9% | 17.9% | 6.0% | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 18.6% | 7.9% | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 14.2% | 1.5% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.5% | 1.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.2% | 0.3% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 0.9% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Somalia or South Sudan?
- Somalia, at 6.1% against 5.9% in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Somalia ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 7th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.