Somalia vs South Sudan: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years
Somalia
16.9 per 1,000
in 2024
South Sudan
15.3 per 1,000
in 2024
Somalia rank
2nd
South Sudan rank
4th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 16.9 per 1,000 against 15.3 per 1,000 in South Sudan, a difference of 1.6 per 1,000.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 2nd and South Sudan ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.61 per 1,000 | 87.99 per 1,000 | 58.38 per 1,000 | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 22.7 per 1,000 | 21.75 per 1,000 | 0.95 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 22.32 per 1,000 | 25.09 per 1,000 | 2.77 per 1,000 | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 17.92 per 1,000 | 15.78 per 1,000 | 2.14 per 1,000 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, Somalia or South Sudan?
- Somalia, at 16.9 per 1,000 against 15.3 per 1,000 in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 1.6 per 1,000, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Somalia ranks 2nd and South Sudan ranks 4th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.