South Sudan
Country in Africa
In brief
Doctors per 1,000 people: 0 (2022). World rank 179 of 180 (1 = best); in Africa, 50 of 51. Infant deaths per 1,000 births: 71.9 (2024). World rank 196 of 196 (1 = best); in Africa, 54 of 54. Access to clean cooking fuels: 0% (2024). World rank 191 of 192 (1 = best); in Africa, 53 of 54. From 2014 to 2024: children vaccinated against measles 54% → 72%, infant deaths per 1,000 births 118 → 71.9, and deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births 183 → 96.7. Worse than all its neighbours (Central African Republic, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda): nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, access to clean cooking fuels, infant deaths per 1,000 births, and deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births.