Health in Jonglei State, South Sudan: official figures
For every 1,000 babies born in Jonglei (excluding the Greater Pibor Administrative Area) in the five years before the 2025 survey, 35 died in their first month and 100 before their fifth birthday; the under-five rate is 4th highest of the 10 states (South Sudan: 45 and 87).
Do women in Jonglei give birth in a health facility?
26% of recent births in Jonglei (excluding the Greater Pibor Administrative Area) took place in a health facility and 32% had a skilled attendant, in the 2025 survey; the share of facility births is the lowest of the 10 states (South Sudan: 44% and 54%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics, South Sudan (with UNICEF) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Jonglei get antenatal care?
22% of women in Jonglei (excluding the Greater Pibor Administrative Area) who gave birth in the two years before the 2025 survey had at least four antenatal visits, 39% saw a skilled provider at least once and 36% of mothers had a postnatal check within two days (South Sudan: 36%, 56% and 46%); 2nd lowest of the 10 states for four or more visits.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics, South Sudan (with UNICEF) · saved copyHow many children in Jonglei are malnourished?
14% of children under five in Jonglei (excluding the Greater Pibor Administrative Area) were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) and 22% were wasted (too thin for their height), 8% severely, in 2025; the stunting rate is joint 2nd lowest of the 10 states and the wasting rate the highest 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 Jonglei?
There were 88 births a year for every 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19 in Jonglei (excluding the Greater Pibor Administrative Area), and 27% of women aged 20 to 24 had given birth before 18; the adolescent birth rate is 2nd lowest of the 10 states (South Sudan: 119 and 28%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics, South Sudan (with UNICEF) · saved copyCan women in Jonglei get family planning?
8% of married women in Jonglei (excluding the Greater Pibor Administrative Area) used a modern contraceptive method in 2025, and 32% of those wanting to avoid pregnancy had their need met by one; 2nd highest 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 Jonglei?
54.8% of children aged 6 to 59 months tested in Jonglei (excluding the Greater Pibor Administrative Area) had malaria by rapid diagnostic test in the 2023 Malaria Indicator Survey (18.4% by microscopy), 4th 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 Jonglei have?
Jonglei (excluding the Greater Pibor Administrative Area) had 0.9 health facilities for every 10,000 people according to the Ministry of Health's 2025 Health Statistics Abstract, 2nd lowest of the 10 states (South Sudan: 1.3).
Source: Ministry of Health, South Sudan (with the National Bureau of Statistics) · saved copyMore figures
- 22% of children aged 2 to 17 in Jonglei (excluding the Greater Pibor Administrative Area) had a functional difficulty (in seeing, hearing, walking, learning, or another domain) in the 2025 survey, joint 2nd highest of the 10 states (South Sudan: 13%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics, South Sudan (with UNICEF) · saved copy
How Jonglei State compares with other states
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey) (2020-2025)
Jonglei State ranks 4 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Nile State | 130 |
| 2 | Eastern Equatoria | 117 |
| 3 | Warrap State | 107 |
| 4 | Jonglei State | 100 |
| 5 | Lakes State | 98 |
| 6 | Western Equatoria | 97 |
| 7 | Unity State | 87 |
Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey) (2025)
Jonglei State ranks 10 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 10 | Jonglei State | 26% |
Children under 5 stunted (2025)
Jonglei State ranks 8 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)
Jonglei State ranks 4 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)
Jonglei State ranks 9 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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