Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Brazil or South Sudan?

Brazil, at 16,007 against 14,837 in South Sudan as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Sudan?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs South Sudan: Number of under-five deaths, female

Brazil

16,007

in 2024

South Sudan

14,837

in 2024

Brazil rank

30th

South Sudan rank

31st

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Brazil
South Sudan

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 16,007 against 14,837 in South Sudan, a difference of 1,170.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 30th and South Sudan ranks 31st of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	217,139	28,985	188,154	Brazil
1970s	180,566	28,908	151,658	Brazil
1980s	136,504	41,288	95,217	Brazil
1990s	78,193	35,905	42,289	Brazil
2000s	36,685	21,502	15,183	Brazil
2010s	20,971	30,227	9,256	South Sudan
2020s	16,908	14,240	2,668	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Brazil or South Sudan?: Brazil, at 16,007 against 14,837 in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Brazil and South Sudan?: 1,170, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Sudan?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Brazil and South Sudan rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Brazil ranks 30th and South Sudan ranks 31st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, female
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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.