South Sudan - Child and infant mortality
Number of infant deaths
The value for Number of infant deaths in South Sudan was 24,376 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38,395 in 1986 and a minimum value of 23,532 in 2012.
Definition: Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 35,852 |
| 1981 | 36,341 |
| 1982 | 36,881 |
| 1983 | 37,394 |
| 1984 | 37,896 |
| 1985 | 38,255 |
| 1986 | 38,395 |
| 1987 | 38,333 |
| 1988 | 38,003 |
| 1989 | 37,431 |
| 1990 | 36,655 |
| 1991 | 35,740 |
| 1992 | 34,644 |
| 1993 | 33,519 |
| 1994 | 32,444 |
| 1995 | 31,450 |
| 1996 | 30,641 |
| 1997 | 29,922 |
| 1998 | 29,226 |
| 1999 | 28,609 |
| 2000 | 28,036 |
| 2001 | 27,495 |
| 2002 | 27,069 |
| 2003 | 26,681 |
| 2004 | 26,350 |
| 2005 | 26,020 |
| 2006 | 25,705 |
| 2007 | 25,399 |
| 2008 | 25,062 |
| 2009 | 24,673 |
| 2010 | 24,234 |
| 2011 | 23,788 |
| 2012 | 23,532 |
| 2013 | 23,532 |
| 2014 | 23,704 |
| 2015 | 23,894 |
| 2016 | 24,030 |
| 2017 | 24,128 |
| 2018 | 24,203 |
| 2019 | 24,285 |
| 2020 | 24,376 |
Number of under-five deaths
The value for Number of under-five deaths in South Sudan was 37,678 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64,091 in 1987 and a minimum value of 35,837 in 2012.
Definition: Number of children dying before reaching age five.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 62,947 |
| 1985 | 63,596 |
| 1986 | 63,961 |
| 1987 | 64,091 |
| 1988 | 63,845 |
| 1989 | 63,224 |
| 1990 | 62,247 |
| 1991 | 60,977 |
| 1992 | 59,293 |
| 1993 | 57,431 |
| 1994 | 55,535 |
| 1995 | 53,644 |
| 1996 | 51,924 |
| 1997 | 50,328 |
| 1998 | 48,740 |
| 1999 | 47,286 |
| 2000 | 45,912 |
| 2001 | 44,567 |
| 2002 | 43,436 |
| 2003 | 42,431 |
| 2004 | 41,576 |
| 2005 | 40,759 |
| 2006 | 40,017 |
| 2007 | 39,328 |
| 2008 | 38,617 |
| 2009 | 37,850 |
| 2010 | 37,034 |
| 2011 | 36,251 |
| 2012 | 35,837 |
| 2013 | 35,890 |
| 2014 | 36,266 |
| 2015 | 36,681 |
| 2016 | 36,994 |
| 2017 | 37,222 |
| 2018 | 37,393 |
| 2019 | 37,537 |
| 2020 | 37,678 |
Number of neonatal deaths
The value for Number of neonatal deaths in South Sudan was 15,657 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,059 in 1990 and a minimum value of 14,817 in 1998.
Definition: Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,059 |
| 1991 | 15,803 |
| 1992 | 15,541 |
| 1993 | 15,318 |
| 1994 | 15,089 |
| 1995 | 14,945 |
| 1996 | 14,860 |
| 1997 | 14,820 |
| 1998 | 14,817 |
| 1999 | 14,829 |
| 2000 | 14,848 |
| 2001 | 14,942 |
| 2002 | 15,009 |
| 2003 | 15,141 |
| 2004 | 15,254 |
| 2005 | 15,393 |
| 2006 | 15,511 |
| 2007 | 15,537 |
| 2008 | 15,533 |
| 2009 | 15,495 |
| 2010 | 15,388 |
| 2011 | 15,238 |
| 2012 | 15,185 |
| 2013 | 15,201 |
| 2014 | 15,306 |
| 2015 | 15,423 |
| 2016 | 15,514 |
| 2017 | 15,600 |
| 2018 | 15,641 |
| 2019 | 15,641 |
| 2020 | 15,657 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
