World Health Organization · Health

South Sudan: Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

96.70per 1,000 live births · 2024-47.0% since 2014

Probability of dying by age 5 per 1,000 live births. Annual figures for South Sudan from 1954 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (per 1,000 live births)Note
202496.7
202396.7
202296.7
202196.7
202096.7
201996.7
2018133.7
2017292
2016272.9
2015240.8
2014182.6
201397.2
201298.9
2011102.3
2010107.2
2009112.7
2008118.7
2007124.9
2006131.5
2005138.4
2004145.8
2003153.7
2002162.2
2001171.1
2000180.1
1999189
1998430.8
1997250.9
1996259.7
1995268
1994227.6
1993330.6
1992337.1
1991295.6
1990301.3
1989305.7
1988780.9
1987357.8
1986265
1985268.7
1984272.5
1983275.9
1982279.2
1981282.6
1980286
1979289.4
1978293.1
1977297.1
1976300.6
1975303.9
1974307.2
1973311
1972314.3
1971317.7
1970405.2
1969409.4
1968403.5
1967407
1966410.9
1965338.3
1964341.2
1963388.3
1962347.2
1961350
1960352.6
1959355.1
1958357.4
1957360.3
1956362.9
1955365.6
1954368.4

Source

Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

The dataset for every country, with quality and provenance →

Cite or download

World Health Organization (2026). Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-under5-mortality (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

CSV, all countriesJSON, South SudanAPI and MCP

Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) in other countries

Rank South Sudan against its region, see where publishers disagree, or ask a question in plain words on the Interva desk.

South Sudan: Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (1954–2024) · Interva