South Sudan - Infant Mortality Rate

Since 2014, South Sudan Infant Mortality Rate was down by 0.7% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 19 comparing other countries in Infant Mortality Rate with 66.33 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. South Sudan is overtaken by Democratic Republic of the Congo, which was ranked number 18 with 66.55 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births and is followed by Equatorial Guinea with 66.25 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. Central African Republic ranked the highest with 89.77 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, a fall of 1.3% compared to 2018. Central African Republic, Nigeria and Somalia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Venezuela recorded the best 5 years average growth at +8.9% per year, while Montenegro recorded the worst performance at -12.8% per year.

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Date Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births
2019 66.33
2018 68.58
2017 68.65
2016 68.64
2015 68.60
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How does South Sudan rank in Infant Mortality Rate?

# 582 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Central African Republic
90 2019 -1.3 % -2.2 % View data
3 #3
Nigeria
81 2019 -1.7 % -1.3 % View data
16 #16
Guinea
68 2019 -2.2 % -1.8 % View data
19 #19
South Sudan
66 2019 -3.3 % -0.7 % View data
20 #20
Equatorial Guinea
66 2019 -3.0 % -2.8 % View data
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