South Sudan - Infant Mortality Rate 2012
South Sudan's infant mortality rate was 74.0 in 2012, decreased +2.1 from 76.1 in 2011. This was the 191st highest globally.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Iceland | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Finland | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 3rd | Japan | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 4th | Singapore | 2.2 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Luxembourg | 2.3 | 0.0% |
| 6th | San Marino | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 7th | Norway | 2.4 | -7.7% |
| 8th | Slovenia | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 9th | Sweden | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 10th | Cyprus | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 11th | Czechia | 2.6 | 0.0% |
| 12th | Spain | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 13th | Estonia | 3.0 | -9.1% |
| 14th | Portugal | 3.0 | 0.0% |
| 15th | France | 3.1 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Korea | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 17th | Monaco | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 18th | Italy | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 19th | Austria | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 20th | Germany | 3.4 | 0.0% |
| 21st | Greece | 3.4 | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Ireland | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 23rd | Israel | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 24th | Belgium | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 25th | Denmark | 3.5 | 0.0% |
| 26th | Australia | 3.6 | -5.3% |
| 27th | Netherlands | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 28th | Belarus | 3.7 | -5.1% |
| 29th | European Union | 3.8 | -2.5% |
| 30th | Switzerland | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 31st | Andorra | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 32nd | United Kingdom | 4.1 | -4.7% |
| 33rd | Lithuania | 4.3 | -4.4% |
| 34th | Croatia | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 35th | Montenegro | 4.6 | -9.8% |
| 36th | Poland | 4.7 | -4.1% |
| 37th | Canada | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 38th | Cuba | 4.8 | 0.0% |
| 39th | Hungary | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 40th | New Zealand | 5.0 | -2.0% |
| 41st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.2 | -1.9% |
| 42nd | Slovak Republic | 5.4 | -1.8% |
| 43rd | Latvia | 5.5 | -8.3% |
| 44th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.9 | 0.0% |
| 45th | Malta | 6.0 | 0.0% |
| 46th | United States | 6.0 | -1.6% |
| 47th | Serbia | 6.1 | -4.7% |
| 48th | Malaysia | 6.5 | 0.0% |
| 49th | Bahrain | 6.6 | -2.9% |
| 50th | United Arab Emirates | 6.7 | -1.5% |
| 51st | Qatar | 7.1 | -2.7% |
| 52nd | Chile | 7.2 | -2.7% |
| 53rd | Russian Federation | 7.9 | -2.5% |
| 54th | Bulgaria | 8.3 | -4.6% |
| 55th | Brunei Darussalam | 8.3 | 1.2% |
| 56th | Albania | 8.5 | -5.6% |
| 57th | Costa Rica | 8.5 | -3.4% |
| 58th | Kuwait | 8.5 | -3.4% |
| 59th | Sri Lanka | 8.5 | -4.5% |
| 60th | Uruguay | 8.5 | -3.4% |
| 61st | North Macedonia | 9.0 | 1.1% |
| 62nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.1 | -2.2% |
| 63rd | Saudi Arabia | 9.1 | -6.2% |
| 64th | Oman | 9.3 | -1.1% |
| 65th | Romania | 9.5 | -5.0% |
| 66th | Georgia | 10.1 | -6.5% |
| 67th | Tonga | 10.2 | -1.9% |
| 68th | Ukraine | 10.3 | -4.6% |
| 69th | Maldives | 10.4 | -6.3% |
| 70th | China | 10.5 | -8.7% |
| 71st | Lebanon | 10.9 | -0.9% |
| 72nd | Thailand | 11.3 | -3.4% |
| 73rd | Argentina | 11.4 | -4.2% |
| 74th | Libya | 11.9 | -14.4% |
| 75th | Barbados | 12.4 | -0.8% |
| 76th | Bahamas, The | 12.8 | -2.3% |
| 77th | Seychelles | 12.8 | 0.8% |
| 78th | Türkiye | 12.9 | -6.5% |
| 79th | Mauritius | 13.2 | 0.8% |
| 80th | Kazakhstan | 13.3 | -10.7% |
| 81st | British Virgin Islands | 14.0 | 0.0% |
| 82nd | Panama | 14.1 | -1.4% |
| 83rd | El Salvador | 14.3 | -4.0% |
| 84th | Ecuador | 14.6 | -4.6% |
| 85th | Grenada | 14.6 | 2.8% |
| 86th | Belize | 14.7 | -2.6% |
| 87th | Armenia | 14.8 | -5.1% |
| 88th | Brazil | 14.8 | -3.3% |
| 89th | Moldova | 14.8 | -2.0% |
| 90th | Samoa | 15.1 | -0.7% |
| 91st | Mexico | 15.2 | -3.2% |
| 92nd | Colombia | 15.3 | -3.2% |
| 93rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 15.7 | -4.3% |
| 94th | Peru | 15.7 | -3.1% |
| 95th | St. Lucia | 15.9 | -0.6% |
| 96th | Kosovo | 15.9 | -6.5% |
| 97th | Fiji | 16.1 | -1.8% |
| 98th | Jordan | 16.2 | -2.4% |
| 99th | Viet Nam | 16.2 | -0.6% |
| 100th | Tunisia | 16.3 | -1.2% |
| 101st | Vanuatu | 16.3 | -3.0% |
| 102nd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 16.5 | 1.2% |
| 103rd | Nicaragua | 16.8 | -4.5% |
| 104th | Palau | 16.8 | 1.2% |
| 105th | West Bank and Gaza | 17.7 | -3.8% |
| 106th | Jamaica | 17.8 | -0.6% |
| 107th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.9 | -3.8% |
| 108th | Mongolia | 18.2 | -6.2% |
| 109th | Honduras | 19.0 | -3.1% |
| 110th | São Tomé and Principe | 19.7 | -7.9% |
| 111th | Suriname | 20.3 | -1.9% |
| 112th | Solomon Islands | 20.5 | -1.4% |
| 113th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 20.6 | -5.1% |
| 114th | Nauru | 21.0 | -7.5% |
| 115th | Paraguay | 21.4 | -2.7% |
| 116th | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.5 | -1.8% |
| 117th | Cabo Verde | 21.8 | -4.8% |
| 118th | Philippines | 22.6 | -0.9% |
| 119th | Kyrgyz Republic | 22.7 | -5.4% |
| 120th | Algeria | 23.2 | -2.5% |
| 121st | Uzbekistan | 23.5 | -8.2% |
| 122nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 23.7 | -3.7% |
| 123rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 23.7 | 26.1% |
| 124th | Dominica | 24.1 | 3.4% |
| 125th | Tuvalu | 24.7 | -3.9% |
| 126th | Indonesia | 25.1 | -3.8% |
| 127th | Morocco | 25.3 | -5.2% |
| 128th | Azerbaijan | 25.7 | -6.5% |
| 129th | Guatemala | 26.1 | -3.7% |
| 130th | Tajikistan | 27.2 | -4.2% |
| 131st | Bhutan | 27.9 | -5.4% |
| 132nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 28.9 | -2.7% |
| 133rd | Iraq | 29.2 | -3.0% |
| 134th | Dominican Republic | 30.8 | 0.0% |
| 135th | Marshall Islands | 31.2 | -1.6% |
| 136th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 31.5 | -5.1% |
| 137th | Guyana | 32.7 | -1.8% |
| 138th | Cambodia | 32.8 | -6.6% |
| 139th | South Africa | 33.0 | -2.7% |
| 140th | Turkmenistan | 33.9 | -1.2% |
| 141st | Bangladesh | 34.1 | -3.7% |
| 142nd | Eritrea | 35.5 | -2.7% |
| 143rd | Gabon | 36.4 | -2.9% |
| 144th | Nepal | 37.1 | -4.1% |
| 145th | Rwanda | 37.2 | -4.6% |
| 146th | Congo, Republic of | 38.3 | -3.0% |
| 147th | Senegal | 39.3 | -2.5% |
| 148th | Mauritania | 40.8 | -1.7% |
| 149th | Kenya | 41.3 | 0.5% |
| 150th | Kiribati | 41.7 | -0.2% |
| 151st | Ghana | 42.1 | -4.1% |
| 152nd | India | 42.5 | -4.7% |
| 153rd | Papua New Guinea | 43.7 | -2.5% |
| 154th | Yemen, Republic of | 43.7 | -2.9% |
| 155th | Uganda | 44.1 | -5.6% |
| 156th | Madagascar | 44.6 | -1.3% |
| 157th | Comoros | 44.9 | -2.2% |
| 158th | Tanzania | 45.0 | -3.4% |
| 159th | Zambia | 46.4 | -2.5% |
| 160th | Malawi | 46.6 | -6.6% |
| 161st | Namibia | 48.0 | 8.1% |
| 162nd | Timor-Leste | 48.2 | -3.6% |
| 163rd | Gambia, The | 48.4 | -3.2% |
| 164th | Botswana | 48.8 | -6.2% |
| 165th | Burundi | 49.0 | -5.6% |
| 166th | Togo | 49.8 | -3.1% |
| 167th | Myanmar | 50.0 | -4.0% |
| 168th | Sudan | 52.3 | -2.1% |
| 169th | Haiti | 53.4 | -2.2% |
| 170th | Lao PDR | 53.7 | -4.3% |
| 171st | Mozambique | 57.5 | -3.7% |
| 172nd | Eswatini | 58.0 | 0.3% |
| 173rd | Cameroon | 59.8 | -3.5% |
| 174th | Zimbabwe | 59.9 | -7.4% |
| 175th | Angola | 60.4 | -6.2% |
| 176th | Benin | 61.0 | -2.2% |
| 177th | Burkina Faso | 61.6 | -3.0% |
| 178th | Djibouti | 61.6 | -2.7% |
| 179th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 61.8 | -3.1% |
| 180th | Guinea-Bissau | 61.8 | -4.3% |
| 181st | Côte d'Ivoire | 64.9 | -3.1% |
| 182nd | Liberia | 67.3 | -2.5% |
| 183rd | Niger | 69.4 | -0.7% |
| 184th | Pakistan | 69.8 | -2.5% |
| 185th | Equatorial Guinea | 69.9 | -3.5% |
| 186th | Afghanistan | 71.3 | -3.6% |
| 187th | Nigeria | 72.0 | -1.4% |
| 188th | Guinea | 72.9 | -1.0% |
| 189th | Lesotho | 73.1 | -0.3% |
| 190th | Mali | 73.9 | -2.1% |
| 191st | South Sudan | 74.0 | -2.8% |
| 192nd | Central African Republic | 76.5 | -2.0% |
| 193rd | Chad | 78.6 | -2.6% |
| 194th | Sierra Leone | 83.4 | -4.1% |
| 195th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 112.4 | -47.9% |
FAQ
South Sudan's infant mortality rate in 2012 was 74.0. This ranked 191st globally.
South Sudan's infant mortality rate decreased by 2.8% in 2012 compared to 2011.
Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the highest infant mortality rate in 2012 at 112.4.
The infant mortality rate of South Sudan in 2012 was 74.0. This ranked 191st globally.
South Sudan's infant mortality rate went from 76.1 in 2011 to 74.0 in 2012, a 2.8% decrease.
South Sudan matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2012. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 1.7%. View full analysis →