Somalia vs Sudan: Number of child deaths by age
Somalia
26,725 deaths
in 2024
Sudan
30,608 deaths
in 2024
Somalia rank
9th
Sudan rank
8th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Somalia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 30,608 deaths against 26,725 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 3,883 deaths.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 9th and Sudan ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26,017 deaths | 78,966 deaths | 52,948 deaths | Sudan |
| 1990s | 34,975 deaths | 40,460 deaths | 5,484 deaths | Sudan |
| 2000s | 32,087 deaths | 31,035 deaths | 1,052 deaths | Somalia |
| 2010s | 39,912 deaths | 20,993 deaths | 18,919 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 29,938 deaths | 23,035 deaths | 6,902 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Somalia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 30,608 deaths against 26,725 deaths in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Somalia and Sudan?
- 3,883 deaths, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Somalia ranks 9th 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 .