Pakistan vs Sudan: Child mortality by sex
Pakistan
6.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sudan
6.64 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Pakistan rank
23rd
Sudan rank
20th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Pakistan
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 6.64 deaths per 100 live births against 6.08 deaths per 100 live births in Pakistan, a difference of 0.56 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 20th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.47 deaths per 100 live births | 19.52 deaths per 100 live births | 8.95 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 21.88 deaths per 100 live births | 17.56 deaths per 100 live births | 4.32 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 17.85 deaths per 100 live births | 16.16 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 15.82 deaths per 100 live births | 17.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 1990s | 13.04 deaths per 100 live births | 13.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0359 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 2000s | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | 9.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5525 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 8.19 deaths per 100 live births | 7.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 6.48 deaths per 100 live births | 6.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3283 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Pakistan or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 6.64 deaths per 100 live births against 6.08 deaths per 100 live births in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Pakistan and Sudan?
- 0.56 deaths per 100 live births, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sudan?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Sudan rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Pakistan ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 20th 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 Child mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .