Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs South Sudan: Number of under-five deaths, female

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
21,213
in 2024
South Sudan
14,837
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
34th
South Sudan rank
31st

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • South Sudan
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196019922024

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 21,213 against 14,837 in South Sudan, a difference of 6,376.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.4 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and South Sudan ranks 31st of 43 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) South Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 100,903 35,905 64,999 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 49,973 21,502 28,472 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 30,886 30,227 659.1 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 23,568 14,240 9,328 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or South Sudan?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 21,213 against 14,837 in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Sudan?
6,376, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Sudan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Sudan rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and South Sudan ranks 31st of 43 groups.
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
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.