Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in South Sudan
South Sudan: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 13.5 per 1,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 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 13.5 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in South Sudan peaked at 153.5 per 1,000 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 13.5 per 1,000, in 2013.
South Sudan ranks 5th 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 children ages 5-9 years in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.7 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 88 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 135.4 per 1,000 | +53.9% |
| 1993 | 133.8 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 33.2 per 1,000 | -75.2% |
| 1995 | 80.6 per 1,000 | +142.8% |
| 1996 | 78.4 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 76 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 153.5 per 1,000 | +102.0% |
| 1999 | 38.4 per 1,000 | -75.0% |
| 2000 | 31.3 per 1,000 | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 29.7 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 28.1 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 21.9 per 1,000 | -22.1% |
| 2004 | 20.7 per 1,000 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 19.6 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 18.6 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 17.6 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 16.7 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 15.8 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 15 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 14.3 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 13.8 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 13.5 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 35.5 per 1,000 | +163.0% |
| 2015 | 51.1 per 1,000 | +43.9% |
| 2016 | 60.3 per 1,000 | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 65.6 per 1,000 | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 24.9 per 1,000 | -62.0% |
| 2019 | 13.5 per 1,000 | -45.8% |
| 2020 | 13.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.7 per 1,000 | 33.2 per 1,000 | 153.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22 per 1,000 | 15.8 per 1,000 | 31.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.75 per 1,000 | 13.5 per 1,000 | 65.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5 per 1,000 | 13.5 per 1,000 | 13.5 per 1,000 | 5 |
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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 children ages 5-9 years in South Sudan?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in South Sudan was 13.5 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 children ages 5-9 years recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 153.5 per 1,000 in 1998.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5 per 1,000 in 2013.
- How does South Sudan rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- South Sudan ranks 5th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. 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 children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.