South Sudan—Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #5 of 196
Latest Value
93.4
2023
YoY Change
-0.2%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#5
of 196 countries
Maximum
272.6
2017
Minimum
93.3
2019
CAGR
-2.7%
24 years
Last
93.4
Previous
93.6
Highest
272.6
Lowest
93.3
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 93.4 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.6 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 93.5 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.4 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.3 | -26.5% |
| 2018 | 127.0 | -53.4% |
| 2017 | 272.6 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 258.4 | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 231.1 | +30.7% |
| 2014 | 176.8 | +88.7% |
| 2013 | 93.7 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 95.3 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 98.8 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 103.6 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 109.0 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 114.9 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 121.2 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 128.0 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 135.2 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 142.8 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 151.0 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 159.4 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 168.1 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 177.0 |
Top Countries — Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 110.7 | 2023 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 99.5 | 2023 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 98.1 | 2023 |
| 4 | Chad | 94.8 | 2023 |
| 5 | South Sudan | 93.4 | 2023 |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 88.4 | 2023 |
| 7 | Guinea | 87.7 | 2023 |
| 8 | Mali | 86.1 | 2023 |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 86.0 | 2023 |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 72.7 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Methodology
Data compiled by UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; World Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; United Nations (UN), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, publisher: UN Population Division.
Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →