Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs South Sudan: Number of under-five deaths, female
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
60,918
in 2024
South Sudan
14,837
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
29th
South Sudan rank
31st
Number of under-five deaths, female over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- South Sudan
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 60,918 against 14,837 in South Sudan, a difference of 46,081.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.1 times South Sudan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and South Sudan ranks 31st of 43 groups.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 225,750 | 35,905 | 189,846 | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 126,947 | 21,502 | 105,445 | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 84,883 | 30,227 | 54,656 | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 65,136 | 14,240 | 50,895 | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or South Sudan?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 60,918 against 14,837 in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Sudan?
- 46,081, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Sudan rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of female children dying before reaching age five.