Country profile · SSD
South Sudan
Region · Sub-Saharan Africa Population · 11.5M people
These estimates describe populations, not individual outcomes. Select a country or region to see more of the measures used in the simulation.
Health and education
- Death before age 1
- 7.2%
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 1,223 / 100,000
- Children per woman
- 3.86
- Expected years of schooling
- 5.6 years
- Tertiary enrollment
- 3%
- Smoking prevalence (men / women)
- 25% / 3%
Income and daily life
- Income inequality (Gini)
- 0.44
- Urban population
- 21%
- Employment in agriculture
- 64%
- Internet use
- 7%
- Adult HIV prevalence
- 1.67%
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 14.0 / 100k
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 20.0 / 100k
- Out-of-pocket health spending
- 31%
- Women married before age 18
- 52%
- Life satisfaction (out of 10)
- 2.82
Religion
- Christianity60%
- Folk and traditional beliefs33%
- Islam6%
- No religion1%
Major cities
- Juba
Common hazards
- Floods
Common migration destinations
- Uganda
- Sudan