Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, East Asia & Pacific or South Sudan?

East Asia & Pacific, at 39,263 against 3,893 in South Sudan as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years between East Asia & Pacific and South Sudan?

35,370, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and South Sudan?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs South Sudan: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years

East Asia & Pacific

39,263

in 2024

South Sudan

3,893

in 2024

East Asia & Pacific rank

27th

South Sudan rank

30th

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years over time

East Asia & Pacific
South Sudan

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 39,263 against 3,893 in South Sudan, a difference of 35,370.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 10.1 times South Sudan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 27th and South Sudan ranks 30th of 47 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	168,660	14,085	154,575	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	92,466	4,786	87,680	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	53,816	9,969	43,847	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	42,890	4,078	38,812	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, East Asia & Pacific or South Sudan?: East Asia & Pacific, at 39,263 against 3,893 in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years between East Asia & Pacific and South Sudan?: 35,370, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and South Sudan?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific and South Sudan rank globally for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 27th and South Sudan ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 8,540 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years