Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Number of infant deaths, male, per capita was 0.0011 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in South Sudan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.0011 units per person for number of infant deaths, male, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.0126 units per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per person, in 2023.
South Sudan ranks 8th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0052 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0056 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0051 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0058 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0057 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0058 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0048 units per person | -16.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.004 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.004 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.004 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0045 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0126 units per person | +181.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0041 units per person | -67.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0043 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0038 units per person | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 0.004 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0038 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0062 units per person | +65.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 units per person | -49.0% |
| 2000 | 0.003 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.002 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 units per person | +60.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 units per person | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 units per person | -53.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 units per person | -25.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 units per person | +0.6% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.0011 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0008 units per person, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.0011 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 units per person, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in South Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +181.1% | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0126 units per person |
| 1998 | +65.3% | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0062 units per person |
| 1989 | -67.1% | 0.0126 units per person | 0.0041 units per person |
| 2014 | +60.0% | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0024 units per person |
| 2018 | -53.2% | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0015 units per person |
| 1999 | -49.0% | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0032 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More education data for South Sudan
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male, per capita in South Sudan?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in South Sudan was 0.0011 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0126 units per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 2023.
- How does South Sudan rank for number of infant deaths, male, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, male 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, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, male 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, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.