Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in South Sudan
South Sudan: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality was 2.82 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in South Sudan, 2015–2019
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in South Sudan stood at 2.82. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 26.5% over five years.
That places South Sudan 156th out of 157 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 153 Malawi 3.28 compare
- 154 Rwanda 3.27 compare
- 155 Sierra Leone 3.25 compare
- 157 Afghanistan 1.45 compare
More health data for South Sudan
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 152,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 169,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 162,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 165,512 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 159,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 161,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 154,702 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 157,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 149,979 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs. child mortality in South Sudan?
- Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in South Sudan was 2.82 in 2019, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 in 2015.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.82 in 2019.
- How does South Sudan rank for life satisfaction vs. child mortality?
- South Sudan ranks 156th out of 157 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.