Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, South Sudan or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 17,703 against 17,156 in South Sudan as of 2024.

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

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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Number of under-five deaths, male

South Sudan

17,156

in 2024

Zimbabwe

17,703

in 2024

South Sudan rank

36th

Zimbabwe rank

35th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

South Sudan
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 17,703 against 17,156 in South Sudan, a difference of 547.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.

South Sudan ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Sudan	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	31,179	14,305	16,874	South Sudan
1970s	31,170	17,313	13,857	South Sudan
1980s	44,183	18,152	26,030	South Sudan
1990s	38,587	19,156	19,430	South Sudan
2000s	23,948	22,035	1,913	South Sudan
2010s	33,208	17,460	15,748	South Sudan
2020s	16,458	17,115	657.4	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, South Sudan or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 17,703 against 17,156 in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between South Sudan and Zimbabwe?: 547, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Zimbabwe?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do South Sudan and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?: South Sudan ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th 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, male. 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, male
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 male children dying before reaching age five.