Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in South Sudan
South Sudan: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 5,393 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in South Sudan, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 5,393 for number of deaths ages 20-24 years in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in South Sudan peaked at 19,636 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3,439, in 2019.
South Sudan ranks 35th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,110 | — |
| 1991 | 10,279 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 17,486 | +70.1% |
| 1993 | 17,676 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 3,563 | -79.8% |
| 1995 | 10,743 | +201.5% |
| 1996 | 10,741 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 10,728 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 19,636 | +83.0% |
| 1999 | 5,420 | -72.4% |
| 2000 | 4,573 | -15.6% |
| 2001 | 4,595 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4,601 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3,750 | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 3,758 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3,766 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 3,751 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3,689 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 3,619 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3,623 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3,768 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 3,966 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 4,157 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 4,343 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 9,265 | +113.3% |
| 2015 | 10,511 | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 11,220 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 10,311 | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 4,825 | -53.2% |
| 2019 | 3,439 | -28.7% |
| 2020 | 3,798 | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 4,754 | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 5,117 | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 4,937 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 5,393 | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,638 | 3,563 | 19,636 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,972 | 3,619 | 4,601 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,580 | 3,439 | 11,220 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,800 | 3,798 | 5,393 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More education data for South Sudan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years in South Sudan?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in South Sudan was 5,393 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 19,636 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,439 in 2019.
- How does South Sudan rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
- South Sudan ranks 35th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 20-24 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years