Somalia vs South Sudan

Somalia vs South Sudan: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 10.1 per 100 live births in Somalia and 9.7 per 100 live births in South Sudan, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 0.4 per 100 live births, or 1.05 times that in South Sudan.

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

Somalia vs South Sudan: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 10.1 per 100 live births in Somalia and 9.7 per 100 live births in South Sudan, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 0.4 per 100 live births, or 1.05 times that in South Sudan.
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What the numbers say

  • Somalia has been higher since 2018, when it overtook South Sudan.
  • In 2024, Somalia ranked 3 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

YearSomaliaSouth SudanWorld
202410.19.73.7
202310.49.73.8
202214.39.74
202111.19.74
202011.59.73.9
201911.89.74
201813.613.44
201715.629.24.1
20161327.34.2
201513.424.14.3
201413.918.34.4
201314.39.74.5
201218.59.94.7
201136.310.25
201018.710.75.1
200916.211.35.3
200816.711.95.5
200717.112.55.7
200617.313.26
200517.313.86.2
200417.314.66.6
200317.315.46.8
200217.316.27.1
200117.317.17.4
200017.3187.7
199917.318.97.9
199817.343.18.3
199717.325.18.4
199617.3268.6
199517.326.88.8
199417.322.88.9
199336.833.19.1
199237.733.79.2
199136.729.69.3
19901830.19.4
198918.430.69.5
198818.778.110
19871935.89.9
198619.226.510.3
198519.426.910.6
198419.727.310.9
19832027.611.1
198220.427.911.2
1981–28.311.6
1980–28.611.9
1979–28.911.9
1978–29.312.3
1977–29.712.6
1976–30.112.8
1975–30.413.1
1974–30.713.3
1973–31.113.5
1972–31.413.7
1971–31.813.9
1970–40.514.2
1969–40.914.6
1968–40.415
1967–40.715.3
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

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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.

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