Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births rose 0% to 97.9 in South Sudan in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in South Sudan reached an all time high of 352 in 1960 and an all time low of 97.9 in 2020. When compared to South Sudan's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Central African Republic amounted to 103, 48.7 in Ethiopia, 56.6 in Sudan and 43.3 in Uganda in 2020.
South Sudan has been ranked 6th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Cameroon | 92.4 | 88.0 | 84.2 | 80.6 | 77.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | 128 | 123 | 118 | 115 | 111 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chad | 132 | 129 | 125 | 121 | 117 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | 99.2 | 95.9 | 92.8 | 89.6 | 86.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 24.3 | 23.3 | 22.5 | 21.7 | 20.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | 47.9 | 46.3 | 44.8 | 43.3 | 41.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | 65.9 | 62.4 | 59.0 | 55.9 | 53.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | 50.6 | 48.9 | 47.2 | 45.9 | 44.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | 49.7 | 47.7 | 46.0 | 44.6 | 43.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | 138 | 134 | 130 | 126 | 122 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | 67.9 | 65.9 | 63.9 | 62.0 | 60.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | 58.8 | 55.7 | 52.4 | 49.9 | 47.4 |
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