Number of under-five deaths, male in South Sudan
South Sudan: Number of under-five deaths, male was 17,156 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
17,156
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
36th
of 197 countries
All-time high
133,824
in 1988
All-time low
15,739
in 2019
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths, male in South Sudan, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male in South Sudan is 17,156, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in South Sudan peaked at 133,824 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 15,739, in 2019.
That places South Sudan 36th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26,533 | — |
| 1961 | 26,842 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 27,173 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 31,425 | +15.6% |
| 1964 | 27,609 | -12.1% |
| 1965 | 28,058 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 35,735 | +27.4% |
| 1967 | 35,693 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 35,790 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 36,931 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 37,066 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 28,802 | -22.3% |
| 1972 | 29,444 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 29,915 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 30,305 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 30,695 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 31,010 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 31,290 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 31,477 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 31,691 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 31,944 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 32,167 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 32,391 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 32,602 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 32,735 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 32,816 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 32,899 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 46,219 | +40.5% |
| 1988 | 133,824 | +189.5% |
| 1989 | 34,229 | -74.4% |
| 1990 | 35,268 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 35,499 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 42,269 | +19.1% |
| 1993 | 42,916 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 29,598 | -31.0% |
| 1995 | 36,154 | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 35,907 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 35,381 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 66,183 | +87.1% |
| 1999 | 26,693 | -59.7% |
| 2000 | 26,482 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 25,972 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 25,437 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 24,889 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 24,205 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 23,538 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 22,938 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 22,429 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 21,989 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 21,605 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 21,208 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 21,076 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 21,225 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 21,422 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 40,673 | +89.9% |
| 2015 | 52,813 | +29.8% |
| 2016 | 57,525 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 57,789 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 22,608 | -60.9% |
| 2019 | 15,739 | -30.4% |
| 2020 | 16,009 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 16,269 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 16,352 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 16,502 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 17,156 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,179 | 26,533 | 36,931 | 10 |
| 1970s | 31,170 | 28,802 | 37,066 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44,183 | 31,944 | 133,824 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38,587 | 26,693 | 66,183 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,948 | 21,605 | 26,482 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,208 | 15,739 | 57,789 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,458 | 16,009 | 17,156 | 5 |
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More education data for South Sudan
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in South Sudan?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in South Sudan was 17,156 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 133,824 in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,739 in 2019.
- How does South Sudan rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- South Sudan ranks 36th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.