Stillbirth rate in South Sudan
South Sudan: Stillbirth rate was 2.76 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in South Sudan, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
In 2023, stillbirth rate in South Sudan stood at 2.76 deaths per 100 births.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in South Sudan peaked at 3.9 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.76 deaths per 100 births, in 2022.
South Sudan ranks 8th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.59 deaths per 100 births | 3.22 deaths per 100 births | 3.9 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 deaths per 100 births | 2.77 deaths per 100 births | 3.12 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 deaths per 100 births | 2.76 deaths per 100 births | 2.77 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 5 Guinea-Bissau 2.91 deaths per 100 births compare
- 6 Chad 2.84 deaths per 100 births compare
- 7 Afghanistan 2.8 deaths per 100 births compare
- 9 Pakistan 2.76 deaths per 100 births compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.59 deaths per 100 births compare
- 11 Liberia 2.42 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for South Sudan
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.57 million people (2100)
- Population density 37.73 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.79 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 514,794 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.79 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.79 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.9% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.86 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in South Sudan?
- Stillbirth rate in South Sudan was 2.76 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.76 deaths per 100 births in 2022.
- How does South Sudan rank for stillbirth rate?
- South Sudan ranks 8th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.