Low income vs South Sudan: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years
Low income
8.3 per 1,000
in 2024
South Sudan
13.5 per 1,000
in 2024
Low income rank
6th
South Sudan rank
5th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time
- Low income
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 13.5 per 1,000 against 8.3 per 1,000 in Low income, a difference of 5.2 per 1,000.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.6 times Low income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 6th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 47 groups.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.71 per 1,000 | 90.7 per 1,000 | 66.99 per 1,000 | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 15.24 per 1,000 | 22 per 1,000 | 6.76 per 1,000 | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 11.1 per 1,000 | 30.75 per 1,000 | 19.65 per 1,000 | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 8.96 per 1,000 | 13.5 per 1,000 | 4.54 per 1,000 | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, Low income or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 13.5 per 1,000 against 8.3 per 1,000 in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Low income and South Sudan?
- 5.2 per 1,000, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and South Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Low income and South Sudan rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Low income ranks 6th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 47 groups.
- 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 children ages 5-9 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 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.