Somalia vs South Sudan: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years
Somalia
14.1 per 1,000
in 2024
South Sudan
13.5 per 1,000
in 2024
Somalia rank
3rd
South Sudan rank
5th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.1 per 1,000 against 13.5 per 1,000 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 5th 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 | 39.75 per 1,000 | 90.7 per 1,000 | 50.95 per 1,000 | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 24.58 per 1,000 | 22 per 1,000 | 2.58 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 27.31 per 1,000 | 30.75 per 1,000 | 3.44 per 1,000 | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 16.72 per 1,000 | 13.5 per 1,000 | 3.22 per 1,000 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, Somalia or South Sudan?
- Somalia, at 14.1 per 1,000 against 13.5 per 1,000 in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 0.6 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 children ages 5-9 years?
- Somalia ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 5th 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 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.