Mozambique vs Sudan: Infant mortality by sex
Mozambique
4.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sudan
4.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mozambique rank
21st
Sudan rank
22nd
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Mozambique
- Sudan
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 4.73 deaths per 100 live births against 4.72 deaths per 100 live births in Sudan, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 21st and Sudan ranks 22nd of 199 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 | 15.61 deaths per 100 live births | 9.87 deaths per 100 live births | 5.74 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 16.07 deaths per 100 live births | 9.85 deaths per 100 live births | 6.22 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 16.27 deaths per 100 live births | 11.24 deaths per 100 live births | 5.03 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 14.1 deaths per 100 live births | 8.94 deaths per 100 live births | 5.15 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 8.78 deaths per 100 live births | 7.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 5.88 deaths per 100 live births | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4466 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 4.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Mozambique or Sudan?
- Mozambique, at 4.73 deaths per 100 live births against 4.72 deaths per 100 live births in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Mozambique and Sudan?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sudan?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Sudan rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Mozambique ranks 21st and Sudan ranks 22nd 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 Infant 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 one year, per 100 live births .