South Sudan Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the South Sudan infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for South Sudan in 2025 is 56.748 deaths per 1000 live births, a 1.59% decline from 2024.
  • The infant mortality rate for South Sudan in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2025 Infant Mortality Rate
Central African Republic 67.740
Sierra Leone 66.713
Chad 64.822
Somalia 60.749
South Sudan 56.748
Mali 54.476
Benin 51.833
Guinea-Bissau 48.215
Comoros 47.172
Haiti 45.755
Liberia 44.402
Guinea 42.596
Afghanistan 42.287
Burkina Faso 42.060
Mozambique 42.043
Togo 41.226
Yemen 40.377
Niger 36.958
Uganda 36.858
Gambia 36.230
Burundi 34.952
Zimbabwe 32.715
Tanzania 31.874
Malawi 29.843
Ethiopia 27.192
Eritrea 24.724
Senegal 24.441
Tajikistan 22.576
Nepal 22.057
Madagascar 21.163
Rwanda 20.786
South Sudan - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2025 56.748 -1.590%
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%