South Sudan vs Zambia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in South Sudan and 38.2 per 1,000 live births in Zambia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 25.6 per 1,000 live births, or 1.67 times that in Zambia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

South Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, South Sudan ranked 8 and Zambia ranked 27 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Sudan at 37.3 per 1,000 live births and Zambia at 9.6 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	South Sudan	Zambia	World
2023	63.8	38.2	27.3
2022	63.9	39.3	28.2
2021	63.9	40.3	28.4
2020	63.8	41.4	28.7
2019	63.9	42.5	29.2
2018	84.3	43.5	29.7
2017	156.5	44.6	30.3
2016	148.6	45.6	31.1
2015	134.5	46.7	32.1
2014	106.6	47.7	32.9
2013	66.2	49.1	33.9
2012	67.2	50.6	35
2011	69.1	52.2	36.8
2010	71.1	54	37.7
2009	73.6	56.2	39.1
2008	76.4	58.8	40.4
2007	80	61.9	42
2006	83.5	65.4	43.7
2005	87.1	69.3	45.4
2004	91.3	73.7	47.2
2003	95.3	78.2	48.8
2002	100.6	82.7	50.6
2001	105	87	52.2
2000	109.5	90.7	53.7
1999	115.2	93.8	55.5
1998	210.1	96.1	57.1
1997	130	98.1	58.3
1996	134.8	99.7	59.6
1995	138.5	101.1	60.8
1994	133.8	102.1	62
1993	155.7	103.1	62.9
1992	159.3	103.8	64.1
1991	153.6	104	64.9
1990	156.9	103.6	64.9
1989	159.9	102.9	66.2
1988	423.8	102	68
1987	174.6	100.9	68.6
1986	163.6	99.6	70.8
1985	166.2	98.2	72.9
1984	168.8	96.8	74.6
1983	168.8	95.6	76.1
1982	168	94.6	76.6
1981	170.1	93.8	78.7
1980	172.1	93.2	80.6
1979	174.2	92.8	82.5
1978	176.3	92.7	84.7
1977	178.4	92.8	86.4
1976	180.7	93.2	88.1
1975	182.8	94.1	89.6
1974	185	95.4	90.9
1973	187.2	97	92.1
1972	199.6	98.8	93.6
1971	202	100.6	96.1
1970	219.5	102.3	96.9
1969	221.8	103.7	98.3
1968	220.9	104.9	100.2
1967	223.1	105.9	103.1
1966	225.2	106.8	104.9
1965	216.9	107.6	106.4
1964	209	109.1	106.1
1963	220.9	109.3	107.7
1962	213.9	110.3	110.2
1961	215.7	111.5	121.5
1960	217.3	112.7	131.8
1959	219	114	125.7
1958	220.7	115.4	117.7
1957	219.7	116.8	120
1956	220.9	118.2	121.9
1955	222	119.5	124.8
1954	224.3	120.8	127.7
1953	226.8	122.1	130.1
1952	229.7	123.5	132.7
1951	232.8	124.8	136
1950	235.9	126.2	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	South Sudan	Zambia	World
2024	63.256.6–72.3	37.430.3–44.2	26.9
2025	62.753.1–75.5	36.626.5–46.2	26.4
2026	62.250.4–78.3	35.824.2–47.4	25.9
2027	61.848.9–81.2	3522.2–48.9	25.4
2028	61.446.9–82.8	34.220.4–50.1	24.9
2029	60.945.1–84	33.518.6–50.4	24.5
2030	60.643.5–84.5	32.716.9–51.9	24
2031	60.242.9–86	31.915.9–52.2	23.6
2032	59.841.2–86.5	31.115.3–52.7	23.2
2033	59.440–88.4	30.414.1–52.6	22.8
2034	59.139.1–88.3	29.713.1–53.6	22.3
2035	58.738.1–89.8	2912.6–53.1	21.9
2036	58.437.2–91.7	28.311.7–54	21.5
2037	57.935.5–91.4	27.610.6–54.8	21.1
2038	57.634.6–91.6	2710.2–54.8	20.8
2039	57.233.5–92.3	26.410–55.3	20.4
2040	56.932.5–93.3	25.89.4–55.1	20
2041	56.431.8–94.8	25.29.1–54.9	19.7
2042	56.130.5–95	24.68.7–55.1	19.4
2043	55.629.6–96.1	247.9–55.2	19
2044	55.328.9–96.5	23.57.8–55.3	18.7
2045	54.927.9–96.2	237.5–54.7	18.4
2046	54.526.9–97.5	22.57.3–54.8	18.2
2047	54.226.2–97.7	21.96.9–55.2	17.9
2048	53.825.9–98.7	21.46.7–54.9	17.7
2049	53.525.6–100	216.5–53.6	17.5
2050	53.124–99.3	20.56.1–54.9	17.3
2051	52.823.8–101	20.15.9–55	17.1
2052	52.523.2–101.8	19.65.9–54.6	16.9
2053	52.122.9–100.6	19.25.7–54.8	16.7
2054	51.822.3–99.4	18.85.4–54.7	16.5
2055	51.520.7–99.3	18.45.3–55.1	16.3
2056	51.121.3–102.7	185.2–54.5	16.1
2057	50.820.5–103.1	17.65–53.8	15.9
2058	50.419.7–103.9	17.24.9–52.8	15.7
2059	50.117.9–103.7	16.94.9–51.2	15.5
2060	49.717.8–105.1	16.54.6–51.9	15.3
2061	49.417.8–103.7	16.14.5–51.4	15.1
2062	49.117.3–103.8	15.84.5–51.5	14.9
2063	48.717.2–104.4	15.54.4–51.1	14.7
2064	48.416.9–105.6	15.24.4–52	14.5
2065	48.116.1–105.8	154.4–53.3	14.3
2066	47.816.2–105.3	14.74.2–50.8	14.1
2067	47.515.7–105.2	14.54.2–50.9	13.9
2068	47.114.6–105.3	14.24.1–50.9	13.8
2069	46.714.2–104.7	144.1–50	13.6
2070	46.413.7–106.3	13.84–51.1	13.4
2071	4614–106.5	13.64–50.6	13.2
2072	45.713.4–105	13.53.9–50.2	13
2073	45.313.1–106.3	13.33.9–50.6	12.9
2074	4512.5–105.7	13.13.9–51.3	12.7
2075	44.711.9–105.8	12.93.8–51.1	12.6
2076	44.411.6–106.4	12.73.7–51.1	12.4
2077	44.111.2–108.6	12.63.6–50.6	12.3
2078	43.811.2–106.8	12.43.5–51.1	12.1
2079	43.511.1–108	12.23.5–51.6	12
2080	43.210.4–108.7	12.13.4–51	11.8
2081	42.810.2–109.7	11.93.4–51	11.7
2082	42.59.9–110	11.83.5–51.6	11.6
2083	42.29.5–111.6	11.63.4–52.2	11.5
2084	41.99.7–111.9	11.53.4–51.9	11.4
2085	41.69.8–112.7	11.33.3–50.1	11.3
2086	41.39.2–112	11.23.2–49.7	11.1
2087	419.2–111.4	113.2–50.5	11
2088	40.79.1–113.2	10.93.2–52.4	10.9
2089	40.38.8–115.1	10.83.1–52	10.8
2090	40.18.5–115.8	10.73.1–53.5	10.7
2091	39.88.3–115.2	10.53.1–52.4	10.6
2092	39.68–114.8	10.43.1–51.4	10.5
2093	39.37.6–112.3	10.33–51	10.4
2094	397.5–114.1	10.23–50.1	10.3
2095	38.77.2–114.2	10.13–50.4	10.1
2096	38.47.3–114.4	103–50.6	10
2097	38.17.3–114.6	9.92.9–49.1	9.9
2098	37.87.2–113.2	9.82.9–48	9.8
2099	37.57.3–116.1	9.72.8–47.5	9.7
2100	37.37.2–115.1	9.62.7–48.1	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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