Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Number of infant deaths, female, per capita was 0.0009 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in South Sudan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female, per capita in South Sudan is 0.0009 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.0118 units per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 units per person, in 2023.
That places South Sudan 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0045 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0049 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0044 units per person | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0051 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0051 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0042 units per person | -17.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.004 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.004 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0038 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0038 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0037 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0036 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0035 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0035 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0039 units per person | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0118 units per person | +199.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 units per person | -69.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0038 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 units per person | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0034 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0057 units per person | +72.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 units per person | -51.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.002 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 units per person | +69.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 units per person | +24.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 units per person | -55.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 units per person | -28.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 5 |
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More education data for South Sudan
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per capita in South Sudan?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in South Sudan was 0.0009 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0118 units per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 2023.
- How does South Sudan rank for number of infant deaths, female, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.