South Sudan Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the South Sudan infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for South Sudan in 2024 is 57.665 deaths per 1000 live births, a 1.56% decline from 2023.
  • The infant mortality rate for South Sudan in 2023 was 58.581 deaths per 1000 live births, a 1.94% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for South Sudan in 2022 was 59.737 deaths per 1000 live births, a 1.9% decline from 2021.
  • The infant mortality rate for South Sudan in 2021 was 60.894 deaths per 1000 live births, a 1.86% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2024 Infant Mortality Rate
Central African Republic 69.405
Sierra Leone 68.418
Chad 65.982
Somalia 61.771
South Sudan 57.665
Mali 55.840
Benin 52.981
Guinea-Bissau 49.275
Comoros 47.943
Haiti 46.869
Liberia 45.642
Guinea 43.727
Burkina Faso 43.575
Mozambique 43.482
Afghanistan 43.450
Togo 42.194
Yemen 41.187
Niger 38.120
Uganda 38.015
Gambia 37.204
Burundi 35.844
Zimbabwe 33.406
Tanzania 33.021
Malawi 31.210
Ethiopia 28.358
Eritrea 25.878
Senegal 25.423
Tajikistan 23.386
Nepal 22.716
Madagascar 22.084
Rwanda 21.676
South Sudan - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2024 57.665 -1.560%
2023 58.581 -1.940%
2022 59.737 -1.900%
2021 60.894 -1.860%
2020 62.050 -1.830%
2019 63.207 -1.800%
2018 64.363 -0.450%
2017 64.653 -0.450%
2016 64.943 -0.440%
2015 65.233 -0.440%
2014 65.523 -0.440%
2013 65.813 -3.730%
2012 68.364 -3.600%
2011 70.915 -3.470%
2010 73.466 -3.360%
2009 76.017 -3.250%
2008 78.568 -5.470%
2007 83.118 -5.190%
2006 87.668 -4.930%
2005 92.217 -4.700%
2004 96.767 -4.490%
2003 101.317 -2.400%
2002 103.810 -2.350%
2001 106.303 -2.290%
2000 108.796 -2.240%
1999 111.289 -2.190%
1998 113.782 -2.730%
1997 116.978 -2.660%
1996 120.174 -2.590%
1995 123.371 -2.530%
1994 126.567 -2.460%
1993 129.763 -2.970%
1992 133.738 -2.890%
1991 137.713 -2.810%
1990 141.689 -2.730%
1989 145.664 -2.660%
1988 149.639 -1.830%
1987 152.423 -1.790%
1986 155.207 -1.760%
1985 157.991 -1.730%
1984 160.775 -1.700%
1983 163.559 -0.630%
1982 164.590 -0.620%
1981 165.621 -0.620%
1980 166.651 -0.610%
1979 167.682 -0.610%
1978 168.713 -1.430%
1977 171.158 -1.410%
1976 173.603 -1.390%
1975 176.047 -1.370%
1974 178.492 -1.350%
1973 180.937 -1.370%
1972 183.443 -1.350%
1971 185.949 -1.330%
1970 188.456 -1.310%
1969 190.962 -1.300%
1968 193.468 -1.590%
1967 196.599 -1.570%
1966 199.731 -1.540%
1965 202.862 -1.520%
1964 205.994 -1.500%
1963 209.125 -1.530%
1962 212.367 -1.500%
1961 215.609 -1.480%
1960 218.851 -1.460%
1959 222.093 -1.440%
1958 225.335 -1.980%
1957 229.889 -1.940%
1956 234.443 -1.910%
1955 238.996 -1.870%
1954 243.550 -1.840%
1953 248.104 -1.800%
1952 252.658 -1.770%
1951 257.212 -1.740%
1950 261.765 0.000%