Somalia vs South Sudan: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in Somalia and 63.8 per 1,000 live births in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Somalia, by 2.5 per 1,000 live births, or 1.04 times that in South Sudan.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

SomaliaSouth SudanUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Somalia has been higher since 2019, when it overtook South Sudan.
In 2023, Somalia ranked 4 and South Sudan ranked 8 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Somalia at 30.6 per 1,000 live births and South Sudan at 37.3 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Somalia	South Sudan	World
2023	66.3	63.8	27.3
2022	86.7	63.9	28.2
2021	70.1	63.9	28.4
2020	72.1	63.8	28.7
2019	74.3	63.9	29.2
2018	83.7	84.3	29.7
2017	94.4	156.5	30.3
2016	81	148.6	31.1
2015	83.1	134.5	32.1
2014	85.5	106.6	32.9
2013	88	66.2	33.9
2012	109.1	67.2	35
2011	201.1	69.1	36.8
2010	110	71.1	37.7
2009	97.7	73.6	39.1
2008	99.9	76.4	40.4
2007	101.8	80	42
2006	102.7	83.5	43.7
2005	103.3	87.1	45.4
2004	103.9	91.3	47.2
2003	104.1	95.3	48.8
2002	104	100.6	50.6
2001	104	105	52.2
2000	104.2	109.5	53.7
1999	104.3	115.2	55.5
1998	104.1	210.1	57.1
1997	106.5	130	58.3
1996	104.4	134.8	59.6
1995	104.2	138.5	60.8
1994	105.2	133.8	62
1993	105.1	155.7	62.9
1992	254.4	159.3	64.1
1991	245.8	153.6	64.9
1990	108	156.9	64.9
1989	109.4	159.9	66.2
1988	115	423.8	68
1987	112.7	174.6	68.6
1986	113.9	163.6	70.8
1985	114.9	166.2	72.9
1984	115.3	168.8	74.6
1983	116.3	168.8	76.1
1982	117.3	168	76.6
1981	118.3	170.1	78.7
1980	119.3	172.1	80.6
1979	120.3	174.2	82.5
1978	121.2	176.3	84.7
1977	122.2	178.4	86.4
1976	133.2	180.7	88.1
1975	134.4	182.8	89.6
1974	135.6	185	90.9
1973	126.1	187.2	92.1
1972	127	199.6	93.6
1971	128	202	96.1
1970	129	219.5	96.9
1969	130	221.8	98.3
1968	131	220.9	100.2
1967	132	223.1	103.1
1966	133.1	225.2	104.9
1965	134.2	216.9	106.4
1964	135.5	209	106.1
1963	136.5	220.9	107.7
1962	137.7	213.9	110.2
1961	139.3	215.7	121.5
1960	140	217.3	131.8
1959	141.1	219	125.7
1958	142.2	220.7	117.7
1957	143.4	219.7	120
1956	144.6	220.9	121.9
1955	145.8	222	124.8
1954	147	224.3	127.7
1953	148.2	226.8	130.1
1952	149.4	229.7	132.7
1951	150.6	232.8	136
1950	151.8	235.9	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Somalia	South Sudan	World
2024	65.659–73.9	63.256.6–72.3	26.9
2025	6555.7–77.4	62.753.1–75.5	26.4
2026	64.453.2–78.5	62.250.4–78.3	25.9
2027	63.850–79.7	61.848.9–81.2	25.4
2028	63.248.1–82.2	61.446.9–82.8	24.9
2029	62.646–82.7	60.945.1–84	24.5
2030	61.944.3–85.5	60.643.5–84.5	24
2031	61.443.5–85	60.242.9–86	23.6
2032	60.841.7–86	59.841.2–86.5	23.2
2033	60.240.2–88.1	59.440–88.4	22.8
2034	59.739–89.3	59.139.1–88.3	22.3
2035	59.138.1–90	58.738.1–89.8	21.9
2036	58.536.8–91.5	58.437.2–91.7	21.5
2037	5835.6–92.4	57.935.5–91.4	21.1
2038	57.533.9–94.1	57.634.6–91.6	20.8
2039	5733.8–94.1	57.233.5–92.3	20.4
2040	56.531.5–94.1	56.932.5–93.3	20
2041	5631–95.1	56.431.8–94.8	19.7
2042	55.530.3–94.6	56.130.5–95	19.4
2043	5529.2–93.9	55.629.6–96.1	19
2044	54.427.3–94	55.328.9–96.5	18.7
2045	53.926.1–94.7	54.927.9–96.2	18.4
2046	53.424.8–95.7	54.526.9–97.5	18.2
2047	52.923.7–96.6	54.226.2–97.7	17.9
2048	52.423.1–94.1	53.825.9–98.7	17.7
2049	51.922.4–95.8	53.525.6–100	17.5
2050	51.421.4–95.5	53.124–99.3	17.3
2051	5120.6–95.6	52.823.8–101	17.1
2052	50.520.4–94.4	52.523.2–101.8	16.9
2053	5019.3–95.4	52.122.9–100.6	16.7
2054	49.519.2–95.5	51.822.3–99.4	16.5
2055	4918.3–95	51.520.7–99.3	16.3
2056	48.618–95	51.121.3–102.7	16.1
2057	48.117.5–97.2	50.820.5–103.1	15.9
2058	47.616.8–98	50.419.7–103.9	15.7
2059	47.116.3–97.8	50.117.9–103.7	15.5
2060	46.616.4–96.5	49.717.8–105.1	15.3
2061	46.115.2–96.9	49.417.8–103.7	15.1
2062	45.714.5–96.6	49.117.3–103.8	14.9
2063	45.314.2–99	48.717.2–104.4	14.7
2064	44.914–98.9	48.416.9–105.6	14.5
2065	44.413.4–99.3	48.116.1–105.8	14.3
2066	44.112.7–99.8	47.816.2–105.3	14.1
2067	43.612.5–100.7	47.515.7–105.2	13.9
2068	43.212–99.5	47.114.6–105.3	13.8
2069	42.811.8–98.8	46.714.2–104.7	13.6
2070	42.311.6–98.2	46.413.7–106.3	13.4
2071	41.910.9–98	4614–106.5	13.2
2072	41.510.9–99.9	45.713.4–105	13
2073	4110.7–99.8	45.313.1–106.3	12.9
2074	40.610.3–99.9	4512.5–105.7	12.7
2075	40.39.8–100.6	44.711.9–105.8	12.6
2076	39.89.4–98.2	44.411.6–106.4	12.4
2077	39.49.2–97.2	44.111.2–108.6	12.3
2078	39.18.4–97.1	43.811.2–106.8	12.1
2079	38.78.3–95.7	43.511.1–108	12
2080	38.38.1–95.4	43.210.4–108.7	11.8
2081	37.88.1–98.4	42.810.2–109.7	11.7
2082	37.48–96.4	42.59.9–110	11.6
2083	377.8–98.9	42.29.5–111.6	11.5
2084	36.67.4–98.7	41.99.7–111.9	11.4
2085	36.37.5–97.2	41.69.8–112.7	11.3
2086	35.97.3–96.8	41.39.2–112	11.1
2087	35.67.3–96.4	419.2–111.4	11
2088	35.26.9–98.5	40.79.1–113.2	10.9
2089	34.96.9–97.6	40.38.8–115.1	10.8
2090	34.56.7–97.2	40.18.5–115.8	10.7
2091	34.16.6–98.1	39.88.3–115.2	10.6
2092	33.76.4–97.4	39.68–114.8	10.5
2093	33.46.1–95.7	39.37.6–112.3	10.4
2094	336–98.3	397.5–114.1	10.3
2095	32.65.9–99.5	38.77.2–114.2	10.1
2096	32.26–100	38.47.3–114.4	10
2097	31.85.8–99.2	38.17.3–114.6	9.9
2098	31.45.8–101.5	37.87.2–113.2	9.8
2099	315.7–99.7	37.57.3–116.1	9.7
2100	30.65.5–97.4	37.37.2–115.1	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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