Sudan vs Zambia: Child mortality rate
Sudan
5.0%
in 2023
Zambia
5.2%
in 2023
Sudan rank
28th
Zambia rank
27th
Child mortality rate over time
- Sudan
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 5.2% against 5.0% in Sudan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Sudan ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.5% | 22.5% | 3.0% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 16.7% | 19.3% | 2.6% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 15.3% | 16.4% | 1.0% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 16.8% | 1.5% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 17.4% | 5.4% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 11.5% | 2.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.9% | 0.4% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.6% | 0.3% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Sudan or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 5.2% against 5.0% in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Sudan and Zambia?
- 0.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sudan and Zambia rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Sudan ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 27th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.