Health in Lakes State, South Sudan: official figures
For every 1,000 babies born in Lakes in the five years before the 2025 survey, 42 died in their first month and 98 before their fifth birthday; the under-five rate is 5th highest of the 10 states (South Sudan: 45 and 87).
Do women in Lakes give birth in a health facility?
42% of recent births in Lakes took place in a health facility and 51% had a skilled attendant, in the 2025 survey; the share of facility births is 5th lowest of the 10 states (South Sudan: 44% and 54%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics, South Sudan (with UNICEF) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Lakes get antenatal care?
35% of women in Lakes who gave birth in the two years before the 2025 survey had at least four antenatal visits, 56% saw a skilled provider at least once and 46% of mothers had a postnatal check within two days (South Sudan: 36%, 56% and 46%); 4th lowest of the 10 states for four or more visits.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics, South Sudan (with UNICEF) · saved copyHow many children in Lakes are malnourished?
14% of children under five in Lakes were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) and 10% were wasted (too thin for their height), 2% severely, in 2025; the stunting rate is joint 2nd lowest of the 10 states and the wasting rate 3rd lowest of the 10 states (South Sudan: 19% stunted, 17% wasted).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics, South Sudan (with UNICEF) · saved copyHow common is teenage pregnancy in Lakes?
There were 113 births a year for every 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19 in Lakes, and 28% of women aged 20 to 24 had given birth before 18; the adolescent birth rate is 5th lowest of the 10 states (South Sudan: 119 and 28%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics, South Sudan (with UNICEF) · saved copyCan women in Lakes get family planning?
Less than 1% of married women in Lakes used a modern contraceptive method in 2025, and 1% of those wanting to avoid pregnancy had their need met by one; joint 2nd lowest of the 10 states for demand met (South Sudan: 5% and 15%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics, South Sudan (with UNICEF) · saved copyHow common is malaria in Lakes?
64.1% of children aged 6 to 59 months tested in Lakes had malaria by rapid diagnostic test in the 2023 Malaria Indicator Survey (19.0% by microscopy), 3rd highest of the 10 states (South Sudan: 51.5% and 17.4%).
Source: Ministry of Health, National Malaria Control Programme (with the National Bureau of Statistics) · saved copyHow many health facilities does Lakes have?
Lakes had 0.8 health facilities for every 10,000 people according to the Ministry of Health's 2025 Health Statistics Abstract, the lowest of the 10 states (South Sudan: 1.3).
Source: Ministry of Health, South Sudan (with the National Bureau of Statistics) · saved copyMore figures
- 25% of children aged 2 to 17 in Lakes had a functional difficulty (in seeing, hearing, walking, learning, or another domain) in the 2025 survey, the highest of the 10 states (South Sudan: 13%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics, South Sudan (with UNICEF) · saved copy
How Lakes State compares with other states
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey) (2020-2025)
Lakes State ranks 5 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Eastern Equatoria | 117 |
| 3 | Warrap State | 107 |
| 4 | Jonglei State | 100 |
| 5 | Lakes State | 98 |
| 6 | Western Equatoria | 97 |
| 7 | Unity State | 87 |
| 8 | Northern Bahr el Ghazal | 79 |
Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey) (2025)
Lakes State ranks 6 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Western Bahr el Ghazal | 60% |
| 4 | Upper Nile State | 45% |
| 5 | Northern Bahr el Ghazal | 45% |
| 6 | Lakes State | 42% |
| 7 | Eastern Equatoria | 37% |
| 8 | Warrap State | 36% |
| 9 | Unity State | 29% |
Children under 5 stunted (2025)
Lakes State ranks 9 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Upper Nile State | 20% |
| 5 | Northern Bahr el Ghazal | 20% |
| 6 | Western Bahr el Ghazal | 20% |
| 7 | Central Equatoria | 19% |
| 8 | Jonglei State | 14% |
| 9 | Lakes State | 14% |
| 10 | Unity State | 12% |
Children 6-59 months with malaria (rapid diagnostic test) (2023)
Lakes State ranks 3 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 6-59 months with malaria (rapid diagnostic test) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warrap State | 77.5% |
| 2 | Western Equatoria | 77.0% |
| 3 | Lakes State | 64.1% |
| 4 | Jonglei State | 54.8% |
| 5 | Eastern Equatoria | 51.5% |
| 6 | Northern Bahr el Ghazal | 49.9% |
| 7 | Central Equatoria | 41.2% |
Health facilities per 10,000 people (2025)
Lakes State ranks 10 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Health facilities per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Northern Bahr el Ghazal | 1.4 |
| 5 | Central Equatoria | 1.4 |
| 6 | Upper Nile State | 1.2 |
| 7 | Eastern Equatoria | 1.2 |
| 8 | Warrap State | 1.0 |
| 9 | Jonglei State | 0.9 |
| 10 | Lakes State | 0.8 |
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Sources
- Ministry of Health, South Sudan (with the National Bureau of Statistics): 2025 Health Statistics Abstract (Table 1: base population by state; Table 89: health facility density by state), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a0ee7db7ffa5…)
- National Bureau of Statistics, South Sudan (with UNICEF): South Sudan Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2025, Key Findings Report (April 2026): regional data tables, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 192fb524a46f…)
- Ministry of Health, National Malaria Control Programme (with the National Bureau of Statistics): South Sudan Malaria Indicator Survey 2023, Final Report (Table 4.6: malaria prevalence in children by state), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 be5665021b2d…)
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