warning 8 diseases AFR

South Sudan

Disease outbreak profile for South Sudan — 18 events, 8 diseases, since 2013.

South Sudan (SSD) · WHO AFR region · 18 WHO events across 8 diseases (2013–2025).

Diseases reported by South Sudan

Disease ICD-10 Events % of country total
COVID-19 U071 6 33%
Acute poliomyelitis, unspecified A809 3 17%
Yellow fever, unspecified A959 2 11%
Acute hepatitis E B172 2 11%
Cholera A000 2 11%
Meningococcal meningitis A390 1 6%
Measles B05 1 6%
Unspecified viral haemorrhagic fever A990 1 6%

Annual outbreak timeline

Year Events Diseases
2025 2 2
2024 2 2
2023 3 3
2022 2 2
2021 3 3
2020 2 2
2016 1 1
2014 1 1
2013 2 2

Peak year: 2023 (3 events).

Decade summary

Decade Events
2010s 4
2020s 14

Position in WHO AFR

Rank #28 of 47 countries in this region by total outbreak events on record.

Diseases Reported

8

Outbreak Events

18

Year Range

2013–2025

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Country

South Sudan • AFR