GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in South Sudan

South Sudan: GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being was 0.64 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.64 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 23.1%
World rank
173rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.64 5 year moving average
in 2023
All-time low
0.188 5 year moving average
in 2005
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in South Sudan, 2004–2023

0.20.30.40.50.62004201320232004: 0.222 5 year moving average2005: 0.188 5 year moving average2006: 0.25 5 year moving average2007: 0.312 5 year moving average2008: 0.312 5 year moving average2009: 0.312 5 year moving average2010: 0.389 5 year moving average2011: 0.5 5 year moving average2012: 0.5 5 year moving average2013: 0.444 5 year moving average2014: 0.444 5 year moving average2015: 0.368 5 year moving average2016: 0.429 5 year moving average2017: 0.429 5 year moving average2018: 0.476 5 year moving average2019: 0.476 5 year moving average2020: 0.524 5 year moving average2021: 0.6 5 year moving average2022: 0.52 5 year moving average2023: 0.64 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

South Sudan recorded 0.64 5 year moving average for goal 3: good health and well-being in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 3: good health and well-being in South Sudan peaked at 0.64 5 year moving average in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.188 5 year moving average, in 2005.

That places South Sudan 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in South Sudan, year by year

Annual values for GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being (5 year moving average) in South Sudan, 2004 to 2023.
Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.222 5 year moving average
2005 0.188 5 year moving average -15.3%
2006 0.25 5 year moving average +33.0%
2007 0.312 5 year moving average +24.8%
2008 0.312 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 0.312 5 year moving average +0.0%
2010 0.389 5 year moving average +24.7%
2011 0.5 5 year moving average +28.5%
2012 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2013 0.444 5 year moving average -11.2%
2014 0.444 5 year moving average +0.0%
2015 0.368 5 year moving average -17.1%
2016 0.429 5 year moving average +16.6%
2017 0.429 5 year moving average +0.0%
2018 0.476 5 year moving average +11.0%
2019 0.476 5 year moving average +0.0%
2020 0.524 5 year moving average +10.1%
2021 0.6 5 year moving average +14.5%
2022 0.52 5 year moving average -13.3%
2023 0.64 5 year moving average +23.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.266 5 year moving average 0.188 5 year moving average 0.312 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.4455 5 year moving average 0.368 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.571 5 year moving average 0.52 5 year moving average 0.64 5 year moving average 4

Countries ranked near South Sudan

  1. 173 Angola 0.64 5 year moving average compare
  2. 173 Equatorial Guinea 0.64 5 year moving average compare
  3. 173 Trinidad and Tobago 0.64 5 year moving average compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 3: good health and well-being in South Sudan?
Goal 3: good health and well-being in South Sudan was 0.64 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 3: good health and well-being recorded in South Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 0.64 5 year moving average in 2023.
What is the lowest goal 3: good health and well-being recorded in South Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.188 5 year moving average in 2005.
How does South Sudan rank for goal 3: good health and well-being?
South Sudan ranks 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 3: good health and well-being rising or falling in South Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Sudan data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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SDG Goal 3 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database