Health in Unity State, South Sudan: official figures
For every 1,000 babies born in Unity (excluding the Ruweng Administrative Area) in the five years before the 2025 survey, 29 died in their first month and 87 before their fifth birthday; the under-five rate is 4th lowest of the 10 states (South Sudan: 45 and 87).
Do women in Unity give birth in a health facility?
29% of recent births in Unity (excluding the Ruweng Administrative Area) took place in a health facility and 32% had a skilled attendant, in the 2025 survey; the share of facility births is 2nd lowest of the 10 states (South Sudan: 44% and 54%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics, South Sudan (with UNICEF) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Unity get antenatal care?
18% of women in Unity (excluding the Ruweng Administrative Area) who gave birth in the two years before the 2025 survey had at least four antenatal visits, 52% saw a skilled provider at least once and 21% of mothers had a postnatal check within two days (South Sudan: 36%, 56% and 46%); the lowest of the 10 states for four or more visits.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics, South Sudan (with UNICEF) · saved copyHow many children in Unity are malnourished?
12% of children under five in Unity (excluding the Ruweng Administrative Area) were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) and 18% were wasted (too thin for their height), 3% severely, in 2025; the stunting rate is the lowest of the 10 states and the wasting rate 3rd 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 Unity?
There were 124 births a year for every 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19 in Unity (excluding the Ruweng Administrative Area), and 30% of women aged 20 to 24 had given birth before 18; the adolescent birth rate is 4th highest of the 10 states (South Sudan: 119 and 28%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics, South Sudan (with UNICEF) · saved copyCan women in Unity get family planning?
Less than 1% of married women in Unity (excluding the Ruweng Administrative Area) 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 Unity?
22.5% of children aged 6 to 59 months tested in Unity (excluding the Ruweng Administrative Area) had malaria by rapid diagnostic test in the 2023 Malaria Indicator Survey (9.7% by microscopy), the lowest 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 Unity have?
Unity (excluding the Ruweng Administrative Area) had 1.6 health facilities for every 10,000 people according to the Ministry of Health's 2025 Health Statistics Abstract, 3rd highest of the 10 states (South Sudan: 1.3).
Source: Ministry of Health, South Sudan (with the National Bureau of Statistics) · saved copyMore figures
- 19% of children aged 2 to 17 in Unity (excluding the Ruweng Administrative Area) had a functional difficulty (in seeing, hearing, walking, learning, or another domain) in the 2025 survey, 4th highest of the 10 states (South Sudan: 13%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics, South Sudan (with UNICEF) · saved copy
How Unity State compares with other states
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey) (2020-2025)
Unity State ranks 7 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jonglei State | 100 |
| 5 | Lakes State | 98 |
| 6 | Western Equatoria | 97 |
| 7 | Unity State | 87 |
| 8 | Northern Bahr el Ghazal | 79 |
| 9 | Western Bahr el Ghazal | 51 |
| 10 | Central Equatoria | 47 |
Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey) (2025)
Unity State ranks 9 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)
Unity State ranks 10 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)
Unity State ranks 10 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 6-59 months with malaria (rapid diagnostic test) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jonglei State | 54.8% |
| 5 | Eastern Equatoria | 51.5% |
| 6 | Northern Bahr el Ghazal | 49.9% |
| 7 | Central Equatoria | 41.2% |
| 8 | Upper Nile State | 36.3% |
| 9 | Western Bahr el Ghazal | 31.5% |
| 10 | Unity State | 22.5% |
Health facilities per 10,000 people (2025)
Unity State ranks 3 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Health facilities per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Equatoria | 2.7 |
| 2 | Western Bahr el Ghazal | 1.9 |
| 3 | Unity State | 1.6 |
| 4 | Northern Bahr el Ghazal | 1.4 |
| 5 | Central Equatoria | 1.4 |
| 6 | Upper Nile State | 1.2 |
| 7 | Eastern Equatoria | 1.2 |
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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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