Niger vs Sudan: Number of child deaths by age
Niger
46,536 deaths
in 2024
Sudan
30,608 deaths
in 2024
Niger rank
5th
Sudan rank
8th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Niger
- Sudan
How they compare
Niger currently reports 46,536 deaths against 30,608 deaths in Sudan, a difference of 15,928 deaths.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.5 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 5th and Sudan ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53,294 deaths | 38,312 deaths | 14,982 deaths | Niger |
| 1980s | 68,347 deaths | 53,807 deaths | 14,541 deaths | Niger |
| 1990s | 72,537 deaths | 40,460 deaths | 32,078 deaths | Niger |
| 2000s | 56,884 deaths | 31,035 deaths | 25,849 deaths | Niger |
| 2010s | 48,378 deaths | 20,993 deaths | 27,385 deaths | Niger |
| 2020s | 47,578 deaths | 23,035 deaths | 24,543 deaths | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Niger or Sudan?
- Niger, at 46,536 deaths against 30,608 deaths in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Niger and Sudan?
- 15,928 deaths, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sudan?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Sudan rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Niger ranks 5th and Sudan ranks 8th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .