South Sudan - Infant Mortality Rate 2019
South Sudan's infant mortality rate was 72.6 in 2019, decreased +19.2 from 91.8 in 2018. This was the 193rd highest globally.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San Marino | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2nd | Japan | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 3rd | Estonia | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 4th | Finland | 1.9 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Iceland | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Norway | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 7th | Singapore | 2.0 | -4.8% |
| 8th | Slovenia | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Luxembourg | 2.1 | 0.0% |
| 10th | Sweden | 2.2 | 0.0% |
| 11th | Belarus | 2.4 | -7.7% |
| 12th | Czechia | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 13th | Cyprus | 2.6 | 4.0% |
| 14th | Spain | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 15th | Italy | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 16th | Korea | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 17th | Monaco | 2.6 | 0.0% |
| 18th | Montenegro | 2.6 | -7.1% |
| 19th | Andorra | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 20th | Portugal | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 21st | Austria | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 22nd | Israel | 2.9 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Ireland | 3.0 | 0.0% |
| 24th | Germany | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 25th | Australia | 3.2 | 0.0% |
| 26th | European Union | 3.3 | -2.7% |
| 27th | Belgium | 3.3 | 0.0% |
| 28th | Denmark | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 29th | France | 3.3 | 0.0% |
| 30th | Lithuania | 3.3 | -5.7% |
| 31st | Latvia | 3.4 | -5.6% |
| 32nd | Switzerland | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 33rd | Greece | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 34th | Hungary | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 35th | Netherlands | 3.5 | 0.0% |
| 36th | United Kingdom | 3.8 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Poland | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 38th | Croatia | 4.0 | 0.0% |
| 39th | New Zealand | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 40th | Canada | 4.5 | 0.0% |
| 41st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 42nd | Russian Federation | 4.7 | -7.8% |
| 43rd | Serbia | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 44th | Slovak Republic | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 45th | United Arab Emirates | 5.0 | -5.7% |
| 46th | Cuba | 5.4 | 3.8% |
| 47th | Malta | 5.4 | -1.8% |
| 48th | Qatar | 5.4 | -3.6% |
| 49th | Bulgaria | 5.5 | -5.2% |
| 50th | United States | 5.5 | -1.8% |
| 51st | Romania | 5.6 | -6.7% |
| 52nd | Saudi Arabia | 5.8 | -4.9% |
| 53rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.9 | 0.0% |
| 54th | Chile | 6.0 | -4.8% |
| 55th | China | 6.0 | -6.3% |
| 56th | North Macedonia | 6.1 | -15.3% |
| 57th | Sri Lanka | 6.2 | -4.6% |
| 58th | Uruguay | 6.2 | -4.6% |
| 59th | Maldives | 6.4 | -7.2% |
| 60th | Bahrain | 6.5 | 1.6% |
| 61st | Malaysia | 6.7 | 0.0% |
| 62nd | Kuwait | 7.6 | 0.0% |
| 63rd | Costa Rica | 7.9 | 1.3% |
| 64th | Albania | 8.0 | 2.6% |
| 65th | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.0 | -2.4% |
| 66th | Kazakhstan | 8.1 | -1.2% |
| 67th | Georgia | 8.3 | -1.2% |
| 68th | Ukraine | 8.3 | -2.4% |
| 69th | Brunei Darussalam | 8.5 | -1.2% |
| 70th | Oman | 8.7 | -1.1% |
| 71st | Argentina | 8.9 | -3.3% |
| 72nd | Tonga | 8.9 | -1.1% |
| 73rd | Thailand | 9.1 | -3.2% |
| 74th | Türkiye | 9.1 | -4.2% |
| 75th | Libya | 9.2 | -3.2% |
| 76th | Kosovo | 10.2 | -5.6% |
| 77th | Barbados | 10.5 | -3.7% |
| 78th | El Salvador | 10.6 | -4.5% |
| 79th | Armenia | 10.7 | -4.5% |
| 80th | Nauru | 11.2 | -8.9% |
| 81st | São Tomé and Principe | 11.3 | -5.8% |
| 82nd | Belize | 11.4 | -2.6% |
| 83rd | Ecuador | 11.7 | -1.7% |
| 84th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.0 | -6.3% |
| 85th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12.1 | -3.2% |
| 86th | Nicaragua | 12.1 | -4.7% |
| 87th | Mexico | 12.2 | -3.2% |
| 88th | Colombia | 12.4 | -2.4% |
| 89th | Panama | 12.7 | -3.1% |
| 90th | Lebanon | 12.8 | 4.1% |
| 91st | Mongolia | 12.8 | -5.2% |
| 92nd | Brazil | 13.0 | -0.8% |
| 93rd | British Virgin Islands | 13.0 | -2.3% |
| 94th | Cabo Verde | 13.2 | -5.7% |
| 95th | Jordan | 13.6 | -2.9% |
| 96th | West Bank and Gaza | 13.6 | -3.5% |
| 97th | Seychelles | 13.6 | 0.7% |
| 98th | Moldova | 13.7 | -0.7% |
| 99th | Mauritius | 13.9 | 2.2% |
| 100th | Peru | 14.2 | -0.7% |
| 101st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 14.3 | -3.4% |
| 102nd | Tunisia | 14.4 | -4.6% |
| 103rd | Uzbekistan | 14.8 | -4.5% |
| 104th | Viet Nam | 14.9 | -0.7% |
| 105th | Vanuatu | 14.9 | -0.7% |
| 106th | Samoa | 14.9 | 4.2% |
| 107th | St. Lucia | 15.0 | -1.3% |
| 108th | Honduras | 15.1 | -3.2% |
| 109th | Bahamas, The | 15.7 | 30.8% |
| 110th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 15.9 | -1.9% |
| 111th | Kyrgyz Republic | 16.1 | -3.6% |
| 112th | Azerbaijan | 16.6 | -5.7% |
| 113th | Grenada | 16.8 | 1.2% |
| 114th | Suriname | 17.1 | -2.8% |
| 115th | Paraguay | 17.2 | -2.8% |
| 116th | Jamaica | 17.8 | 0.6% |
| 117th | Morocco | 18.0 | -3.7% |
| 118th | Solomon Islands | 18.3 | -2.1% |
| 119th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 18.4 | -3.7% |
| 120th | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.0 | -1.6% |
| 121st | Indonesia | 19.3 | -3.0% |
| 122nd | Tuvalu | 19.5 | -3.0% |
| 123rd | Palau | 19.9 | 0.5% |
| 124th | Guatemala | 20.4 | -2.9% |
| 125th | Fiji | 20.6 | 7.3% |
| 126th | Algeria | 20.7 | -1.4% |
| 127th | Bhutan | 21.1 | -3.2% |
| 128th | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.5 | -12.2% |
| 129th | Philippines | 22.7 | 0.4% |
| 130th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 23.0 | -3.8% |
| 131st | Tajikistan | 23.3 | -0.4% |
| 132nd | Cambodia | 23.5 | -3.7% |
| 133rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 23.6 | -2.9% |
| 134th | Iraq | 23.6 | -3.3% |
| 135th | Bangladesh | 25.4 | -3.4% |
| 136th | South Africa | 25.6 | -2.7% |
| 137th | Marshall Islands | 26.5 | -2.6% |
| 138th | Guyana | 27.0 | -2.9% |
| 139th | Nepal | 27.3 | -4.2% |
| 140th | Eritrea | 28.7 | -3.0% |
| 141st | Gabon | 29.7 | -3.3% |
| 142nd | India | 29.7 | -5.1% |
| 143rd | Dominica | 30.6 | 3.0% |
| 144th | Dominican Republic | 30.9 | -1.0% |
| 145th | Uganda | 31.7 | -3.6% |
| 146th | Rwanda | 31.8 | -1.2% |
| 147th | Ghana | 32.6 | -3.8% |
| 148th | Congo, Republic of | 33.0 | 3.1% |
| 149th | Malawi | 33.6 | -2.6% |
| 150th | Turkmenistan | 33.8 | -0.9% |
| 151st | Tanzania | 34.7 | -3.6% |
| 152nd | Mauritania | 34.8 | -2.8% |
| 153rd | Senegal | 34.9 | -2.2% |
| 154th | Burundi | 35.6 | -3.8% |
| 155th | Zambia | 35.7 | -4.8% |
| 156th | Papua New Guinea | 36.1 | -2.7% |
| 157th | Kenya | 37.2 | -1.6% |
| 158th | Gambia, The | 38.4 | -3.3% |
| 159th | Yemen, Republic of | 38.8 | -2.0% |
| 160th | Myanmar | 38.9 | -3.2% |
| 161st | Comoros | 39.5 | -2.0% |
| 162nd | Timor-Leste | 39.9 | -2.0% |
| 163rd | Togo | 40.2 | -2.9% |
| 164th | Lao PDR | 40.4 | -3.6% |
| 165th | Botswana | 42.3 | -2.1% |
| 166th | Kiribati | 42.4 | -0.9% |
| 167th | Angola | 43.8 | -3.3% |
| 168th | Sudan | 44.0 | -2.9% |
| 169th | Madagascar | 44.5 | 0.7% |
| 170th | Namibia | 44.6 | -2.4% |
| 171st | Haiti | 45.0 | -2.8% |
| 172nd | Zimbabwe | 46.0 | -3.0% |
| 173rd | Cameroon | 46.8 | -2.7% |
| 174th | Eswatini | 48.2 | -0.6% |
| 175th | Guinea-Bissau | 48.3 | -3.4% |
| 176th | Mozambique | 49.7 | -1.8% |
| 177th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 49.8 | -2.9% |
| 178th | Burkina Faso | 50.2 | -2.7% |
| 179th | Djibouti | 50.4 | -3.1% |
| 180th | Benin | 51.8 | -2.4% |
| 181st | Côte d'Ivoire | 52.3 | -3.3% |
| 182nd | Equatorial Guinea | 56.1 | -2.8% |
| 183rd | Pakistan | 56.8 | -2.9% |
| 184th | Afghanistan | 56.9 | -2.9% |
| 185th | Liberia | 58.2 | -2.0% |
| 186th | Lesotho | 63.3 | -2.5% |
| 187th | Mali | 63.7 | -2.2% |
| 188th | Sierra Leone | 64.1 | -3.3% |
| 189th | Chad | 65.5 | -2.8% |
| 190th | Nigeria | 66.1 | -1.9% |
| 191st | Guinea | 67.4 | -1.6% |
| 192nd | Niger | 69.5 | 0.1% |
| 193rd | South Sudan | 72.6 | -20.9% |
| 194th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 75.7 | -11.8% |
| 195th | Central African Republic | 124.3 | 68.0% |
FAQ
South Sudan's infant mortality rate in 2019 was 72.6. This ranked 193rd globally.
South Sudan's infant mortality rate decreased by 20.9% in 2019 compared to 2018.
Central African Republic had the highest infant mortality rate in 2019 at 124.3.
The infant mortality rate of South Sudan in 2019 was 72.6. This ranked 193rd globally.
South Sudan's infant mortality rate went from 91.8 in 2018 to 72.6 in 2019, a 20.9% decrease.
South Sudan matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 2019. Historically: 311 occurrences, 177 successful (57%). Outcome 24 months later: 10.5%. View full analysis →