Somalia vs Sudan: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Somalia
79,142 deaths
in 2023
Sudan
83,414 deaths
in 2023
Somalia rank
15th
Sudan rank
12th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Somalia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 83,414 deaths against 79,142 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 4,272 deaths.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28,952 deaths | 63,740 deaths | 34,788 deaths | Sudan |
| 1960s | 33,091 deaths | 75,348 deaths | 42,257 deaths | Sudan |
| 1970s | 40,845 deaths | 95,704 deaths | 54,859 deaths | Sudan |
| 1980s | 59,601 deaths | 129,443 deaths | 69,842 deaths | Sudan |
| 1990s | 82,017 deaths | 121,288 deaths | 39,272 deaths | Sudan |
| 2000s | 84,181 deaths | 111,780 deaths | 27,598 deaths | Sudan |
| 2010s | 104,916 deaths | 92,032 deaths | 12,884 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 88,239 deaths | 85,258 deaths | 2,981 deaths | Somalia |
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, Somalia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 83,414 deaths against 79,142 deaths in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Somalia and Sudan?
- 4,272 deaths, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Somalia ranks 15th 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.