Afghanistan vs Sudan: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Afghanistan
81,376 deaths
in 2023
Sudan
83,414 deaths
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
13th
Sudan rank
12th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Afghanistan
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 83,414 deaths against 81,376 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 2,038 deaths.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Sudan ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 157,939 deaths | 63,740 deaths | 94,199 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 162,702 deaths | 75,348 deaths | 87,354 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 174,686 deaths | 95,704 deaths | 78,982 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 148,763 deaths | 129,443 deaths | 19,321 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 128,047 deaths | 121,288 deaths | 6,759 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 118,900 deaths | 111,780 deaths | 7,120 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 97,365 deaths | 92,032 deaths | 5,334 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 85,513 deaths | 85,258 deaths | 255.25 deaths | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Afghanistan or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 83,414 deaths against 81,376 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 2,038 deaths, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Sudan ranks 12th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.