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South Sudan – Death Rate

Name: South Sudan Death Rate
Creator: World Bank
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Crude death rate per 1,000 people. Number of deaths occurring during the year per 1,000 midyear population. · World Bank

9.6 −0.3 from 2022 Global rank: 170th · all-time high: 77.7 (1988)

South Sudan's death rate was 9.6 in 2023, a decrease of +0.3 from 9.9 in 2022. This ranked 170th globally. The all-time high was 77.7 in 1988.

APA

South Sudan Death Rate. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 13, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/south-sudan/death-rate

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_south-sudan_death-rate,
  title = {South Sudan Death Rate},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/south-sudan/death-rate},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

South Sudan Death Rate – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	10.2	–	–
2025* trend	10.1	–	–
2023	9.6	−0.3	170th
2022	9.9	−0.1	168th
2021	10.0	+0.4	160th
2020	9.6	+0.3	161st
2019	9.3	−3.1	162nd
2018	12.4	−13.3	201st
2017	25.8	+0.9	216th
2016	24.8	+2.8	216th
2015	22.0	+4.1	216th
2014	17.9	+7.9	214th
2013	10.0	−0.0	175th
2012	10.0	−0.3	172nd
2011	10.3	−0.1	178th
2010	10.4	−0.5	174th
2009	10.9	−0.3	179th
2008	11.2	−0.5	180th
2007	11.7	−0.5	183rd
2006	12.3	−0.5	185th
2005	12.8	−0.7	189th
2004	13.5	−0.6	194th
2003	14.1	−1.8	196th
2002	15.9	−0.7	205th
2001	16.6	−0.7	208th
2000	17.3	−2.0	210th
1999	19.4	−34.0	214th
1998	53.4	+23.8	216th
1997	29.6	−1.3	216th
1996	30.8	−0.7	216th
1995	31.6	+11.5	216th
1994	20.1	−26.0	210th
1993	46.1	−0.6	216th
1992	46.7	+12.4	216th
1991	34.2	−0.5	215th
1990	34.8	−0.5	216th
1989	35.3	−42.4	215th
1988	77.7	+28.3	215th
1987	49.4	+19.0	215th
1986	30.4	−0.6	215th
1985	31.0	−0.7	214th
1984	31.7	+2.9	214th
1983	28.7	+3.4	214th
1982	25.4	−0.4	212th
1981	25.8	−0.3	213th
1980	26.1	−0.3	214th
1979	26.4	−0.3	214th
1978	26.7	−0.3	213th
1977	26.9	−0.3	212th
1976	27.3	−0.3	210th
1975	27.5	−0.3	211th
1974	27.8	−0.3	213th
1973	28.1	−5.3	214th
1972	33.4	−0.3	214th
1971	33.7	−7.6	214th
1970	41.4	−0.4	215th
1969	41.8	+1.1	215th
1968	40.7	−0.5	215th
1967	41.1	−0.5	215th
1966	41.6	+4.7	215th
1965	36.9	+4.6	215th
1964	32.3	−5.3	213th
1963	37.6	+0.8	215th
1962	36.8	−0.3	215th
1961	37.1	−0.3	215th
1960	37.4	–	215th

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Fiscal Dominance Trap

Government debt exceeding 80% of GDP with real interest rates negative and inflation above 10%. Monetary policy effectiveness impaired by fiscal pressures.

Inflation 91.4% Real rate -26.9%

This pattern occurred 329 times in history, 239 successful

Angola 2024

Inflation

28.2%

Real rate

-4.2%

Argentina 2024

Inflation

219.9%

Real rate

-47.4%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2024

Inflation

28.3%

Real rate

-7.0%

South Sudan 2024

Inflation

91.4%

Real rate

-26.9%

Angola 2023

Inflation

13.6%

Real rate

-0.9%

Argentina 2023

Inflation

133.5%

Real rate

-17.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

South Sudan matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2024. Historically, 73% of countries showing this pattern (239 out of 329) saw death rate improve within 24 months. View full analysis →