Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in South Sudan
South Sudan: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years was 15.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in South Sudan, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 15.3 per 1,000 for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in South Sudan peaked at 138 per 1,000 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 15.3 per 1,000, in 2013.
South Sudan ranks 4th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 87.5 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 86 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 138 per 1,000 | +60.5% |
| 1993 | 136.6 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 27.7 per 1,000 | -79.7% |
| 1995 | 80 per 1,000 | +188.8% |
| 1996 | 78.2 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 76.1 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 133.3 per 1,000 | +75.2% |
| 1999 | 36.5 per 1,000 | -72.6% |
| 2000 | 29.3 per 1,000 | -19.7% |
| 2001 | 28.3 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 27.2 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 21.1 per 1,000 | -22.4% |
| 2004 | 20.3 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 19.6 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 18.9 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 18.2 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 17.6 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 17 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 16.4 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 15.9 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 15.5 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 15.3 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 29.3 per 1,000 | +91.5% |
| 2015 | 36.2 per 1,000 | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 41.3 per 1,000 | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 43.7 per 1,000 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 22 per 1,000 | -49.7% |
| 2019 | 15.3 per 1,000 | -30.5% |
| 2020 | 15.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.5 per 1,000 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 16.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.3 per 1,000 | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 15.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.99 per 1,000 | 27.7 per 1,000 | 138 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.75 per 1,000 | 17 per 1,000 | 29.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.09 per 1,000 | 15.3 per 1,000 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.78 per 1,000 | 15.3 per 1,000 | 16.5 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 1 Palestine, State of 36.2 per 1,000 compare
- 2 Somalia 16.9 per 1,000 compare
- 3 Sudan 15.4 per 1,000 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 14.3 per 1,000 compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.9 per 1,000 compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 13.9 per 1,000 compare
More education data for South Sudan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in South Sudan?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in South Sudan was 15.3 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 138 per 1,000 in 1992.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3 per 1,000 in 2013.
- How does South Sudan rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- South Sudan ranks 4th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. 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 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.