Health in South Sudan

1,040 indicators covering health for South Sudan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Deaths from substance disorders who 174.04 2021 up 53.3% 101st
Dengue fever deaths 0.06 2021 up 100.0% 71st
Death rate from cardiovascular disease age standardized ghe 242.31 2021 up 34.3% 95th
Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 10,061 2021 up 62.8% 117th
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 37.04 2021 up 32.2% 37th
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 72.04 2021 up 34.2% 132nd
Deaths from cardiovascular disease type 220.03 2021 up 53.2% 66th
Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized 4.3 2021 up 31.0% 28th
Tuberculosis death rate age standardized 64.43 2021 down 59.1% 34th
Age-standardized suicide rates 13.41 2021 up 43.3% 36th
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause 4,545 2021 down 24.9% 42nd
Premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) as a 70.09 2021 up 10.2% 8th
Total NCD Deaths 29,007 2021 up 48.7% 111th
Probability (%) of dying between age 30 and exact age 70 from any of 22.4% 2021 up 31.0% 55th
Life expectancy at age 60 15.07 2021 down 6.4% 166th
Age-standardized NCD mortality rate 613.11 2021 up 24.0% 51st
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 1.61 2021 up 40.3% 18th
Life expectancy at birth 58.57 2021 down 0.6% 178th
Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) 306.44 2021 up 4.3% 16th
Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 173rd
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 11.03 2021 down 7.0% 171st
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n 0.0661 2021 down 3.7% 7th
nLx - person-years lived between ages x and x+n 95,580 2021 up 0.2% 178th
lx - number of people left alive at age x 100,000 2021 unchanged 1st
nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n 0.0631 2021 down 3.5% 7th
Tx - person-years lived above age x 5.86 million 2021 down 0.6% 178th
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth 50.53 2021 down 0.7% 178th
ex - expectation of life at age x 58.57 2021 down 0.6% 178th
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n 6,314 2021 down 3.5% 7th
3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate 39.6 2021 down 5.3% 1st
3.2.1 Under-five mortality rate 98.7 2021 down 5.6% 7th
Burden of disease who 61,270 2021 down 10.1% 8th
Total disease burden who 6.59 million 2021 down 5.7% 66th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 48.12 2021 down 7.5% 169th
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 88.1% 2023 up 3.5% 2nd
Male female ratio suicides rates 3.61 2021 up 5.9% 81st
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 18,517 2021 up 144.2% 39th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 5,569 2021 up 113.4% 26th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 3,314 2021 up 102.2% 39th
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 81.0% 2024 up 268.2% 40th
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 297 2024 42nd
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 63.1% 2023 down 3.5% 1st
Share healthy diet unaffordable 97.8 2024 up 9.9% 1st
Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 254.08 2024 down 6.3% 16th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 8,585 2021 up 206.9% 41st
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 9.77 million 2024 up 4.8% 23rd
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 9.77 million 2024 up 4.8% 26th
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 116 2015 unchanged 34th
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 61.51 2019 down 13.5% 8th
Number of new leprosy cases 558 2024 down 19.2% 18th
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 68.94 2024 down 38.0% 31st
Pharmacists 0.36 2024 unchanged 133rd
Health worker density, by type of occupation 0.05 2024 up 66.7% 148th
3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio 1,223 2020 up 15.4% 1st
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 67.0% 2025 up 2,133.3% 180th
Number of new hivaids infections who 7,500 2024 down 53.1% 27th
2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 4.7 2022 down 25.4% 96th
2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 27.9 2022 down 9.4% 32nd
Incidence of malaria 254.08 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 6.3% 18th
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 4,332 2025 up 495.1% 20th