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South Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5

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

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year. Annual figures for South Sudan from 1960 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

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNICEF, World Health Organization, World Bank, United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Mortality rate, under-5. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-mortality-rate-under-5 (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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