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

South Sudan, at 14,837 against 14,807 in Zambia as of 2024.

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

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.

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

South Sudan

14,837

in 2024

Zambia

14,807

in 2024

South Sudan rank

31st

Zambia rank

32nd

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

South Sudan
Zambia

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 14,837 against 14,807 in Zambia, a difference of 30.

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

South Sudan ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 32nd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Sudan	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	28,985	15,412	13,573	South Sudan
1970s	28,908	17,781	11,127	South Sudan
1980s	41,288	23,857	17,431	South Sudan
1990s	35,905	31,567	4,338	South Sudan
2000s	21,502	24,508	3,006	Zambia
2010s	30,227	16,766	13,460	South Sudan
2020s	14,240	14,861	621	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, South Sudan or Zambia?: South Sudan, at 14,837 against 14,807 in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between South Sudan and Zambia?: 30, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Zambia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do South Sudan and Zambia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: South Sudan ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 32nd 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.