Spread of COVID-19 in South Sudan
Since the beginning of the pandemic until January 27th, 2023, a total of 18,368 infected people and 138 deaths have been reported in South Sudan.The total of 18,368 infected people currently represents 0.16 percent of the total population.
Current vaccination status
According to official WHO data, a total of 2.32 million vaccine doses have been administered as of January 15th, 2023. More recent data are not yet available to WHO. There are 2.27 million people who have received at least one vaccination (20.3 percent).2.23 million of these are considered fully vaccinated in South Sudan (= 19.9 percent).
This means that South Sudan is one of the countries with the worst vaccination coverage in the world.The vaccination rate is higher in 207 countries.
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, we update the worldwide case numbers daily. A list of all infections and deaths by country can be found on our COVID-19 virus topic page.
Diseases
| South Sudan | Ø worldwide | |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetes * | 10.20% | 8.81% |
| Tuberculosis | 2.27‰ | 1.34‰ |
| Malaria | 23.6% | 5.7% |
| HIV / Aids | 0.21% | 0.03% |
* The number of people suffering from diabetes refers only to inhabitants aged between 20 and 79 years.
Child vaccinations
| South Sudan | Ø worldwide | |
|---|---|---|
| Measles | 49.0% | 81.7% |
| Hepatitis B | 0.05% | 0.08% |
| Tetanus | 6.5% | 0.0% |
| DTP * | 4.90% | 8.14% |
* DTP is a combined basic vaccination against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus, which should be given to children up to the age of 23 months.
Spread of the Corona virus Covid19 (SARS-CoV-2)
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