Niger vs South Sudan

Niger vs South Sudan: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 11.1 per 100 live births in Niger and 9.7 per 100 live births in South Sudan, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Niger, by 1.4 per 100 live births, or 1.14 times that in South Sudan.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME · log scale

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Niger vs South Sudan: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 11.1 per 100 live births in Niger and 9.7 per 100 live births in South Sudan, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Niger, by 1.4 per 100 live births, or 1.14 times that in South Sudan.
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Latest figures

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2024
Niger11.1 202412.72 of 200
South Sudan9.7 202418.35 of 200
World3.7 20244.4

What the numbers say

  • Niger has been higher since 2019, when it overtook South Sudan.
  • In 2024, Niger ranked 2 and South Sudan ranked 5 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearNigerSouth SudanWorld
202411.19.73.7
202311.49.73.8
202211.69.74
202111.89.74
2020129.73.9
201912.19.74
201812.213.44
201712.329.24.1
201612.427.34.2
201512.524.14.3
201412.718.34.4
201312.89.74.5
2012139.94.7
201113.310.25
201013.610.75.1
20091411.35.3
200814.611.95.5
200715.312.55.7
200616.213.26
200517.113.86.2
200418.214.66.6
200319.415.46.8
200220.616.27.1
200121.717.17.4
200022.8187.7
199923.818.97.9
199824.743.18.3
199725.825.18.4
199626.9268.6
199528.226.88.8
199429.422.88.9
199330.633.19.1
199231.733.79.2
199132.529.69.3
199033.230.19.4
198933.830.69.5
198834.178.110
198734.235.89.9
198634.126.510.3
198533.926.910.6
198433.527.310.9
19833327.611.1
198232.727.911.2
198132.528.311.6
198032.528.611.9
197932.828.911.9
197833.229.312.3
197733.729.712.6
197634.130.112.8
197534.430.413.1
197434.530.713.3
197334.431.113.5
197234.131.413.7
197133.731.813.9
197033.340.514.2
196932.940.914.6
196832.540.415
196732.140.715.3
1966–41.115.1
1965–33.815.1
1964–34.115.7
1963–38.816.2
1962–34.717
1961–3518.8
1960–35.320.2
1959–35.519.9
1958–35.719.7
1957–3620.5
1956–36.321.3
1955–36.622.3
1954–36.822.8
1953––23.3
1952––23.9
1951––24.3
1950––24.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time