Mozambique vs Sudan: Child mortality rate
Mozambique
5.94 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sudan
6.16 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mozambique rank
22nd
Sudan rank
20th
Child mortality rate over time
- Mozambique
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 6.16 deaths per 100 live births against 5.94 deaths per 100 live births in Mozambique, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 22nd and Sudan ranks 20th of 200 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.35 deaths per 100 live births | 16.61 deaths per 100 live births | 10.74 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 26.8 deaths per 100 live births | 15.42 deaths per 100 live births | 11.38 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 25.67 deaths per 100 live births | 16.88 deaths per 100 live births | 8.79 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 21 deaths per 100 live births | 12.27 deaths per 100 live births | 8.72 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 12.98 deaths per 100 live births | 9.04 deaths per 100 live births | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | 6.45 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 6.36 deaths per 100 live births | 5.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.708 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Mozambique or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 6.16 deaths per 100 live births against 5.94 deaths per 100 live births in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Mozambique and Sudan?
- 0.22 deaths per 100 live births, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sudan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Sudan rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Mozambique ranks 22nd and Sudan ranks 20th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.