What is number of under-five deaths in South Sudan?

Number of under-five deaths in South Sudan was 31,993 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in South Sudan?

The highest recorded value was 260,974 in 1988.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in South Sudan?

The lowest recorded value was 29,443 in 2019.

How does South Sudan rank for number of under-five deaths?

South Sudan ranks 34th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in South Sudan?

Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this South Sudan data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in South Sudan

Name: Number of under-five deaths in South Sudan
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

South Sudan: Number of under-five deaths was 31,993 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

31,993

Change on year

up 3.8%

World rank

34th

of 195 countries

All-time high

260,974

in 1988

All-time low

29,443

in 2019

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in South Sudan, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

South Sudan recorded 31,993 for number of under-five deaths in 2024.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in South Sudan peaked at 260,974 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 29,443, in 2019.

South Sudan ranks 34th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	60,164	51,044	71,471	10
1970s	60,077	55,420	71,682	10
1980s	85,470	61,501	260,974	10
1990s	74,491	51,064	128,686	10
2000s	45,450	40,662	50,608	10
2010s	63,434	29,443	111,928	10
2020s	30,698	29,897	31,993	5

Countries ranked near South Sudan

31 Myanmar 33,151 compare
32 Zambia 32,949 compare
33 Malawi 32,177 compare
35 Zimbabwe 31,802 compare
36 Ghana 31,720 compare
37 Mexico 26,500 compare

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More health data for South Sudan

Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 142,452 (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)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 152,100 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 145,442 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 147,324 (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 140,825 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, female 2.29 million (2025)

All data for South Sudan →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in South Sudan?: Number of under-five deaths in South Sudan was 31,993 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in South Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 260,974 in 1988.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in South Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 29,443 in 2019.
How does South Sudan rank for number of under-five deaths?: South Sudan ranks 34th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in South Sudan?: Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Sudan data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.