Côte d'Ivoire vs Sudan: Infant mortality rate by sex

Côte d'Ivoire
3.89 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sudan
3.84 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
20th
Sudan rank
22nd

Infant mortality rate by sex over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Sudan
5101520195519892024

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 3.89 deaths per 100 live births against 3.84 deaths per 100 live births in Sudan, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 22nd of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 7 and Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 20.14 deaths per 100 live births 8.59 deaths per 100 live births 11.55 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire
1960s 16.91 deaths per 100 live births 8.37 deaths per 100 live births 8.53 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire
1970s 12.59 deaths per 100 live births 8.28 deaths per 100 live births 4.31 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 9.53 deaths per 100 live births 9.57 deaths per 100 live births 0.0357 deaths per 100 live births Sudan
1990s 8.93 deaths per 100 live births 7.29 deaths per 100 live births 1.64 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 7.16 deaths per 100 live births 5.64 deaths per 100 live births 1.52 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 5.2 deaths per 100 live births 4.32 deaths per 100 live births 0.8812 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 4.13 deaths per 100 live births 3.72 deaths per 100 live births 0.4046 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Côte d'Ivoire or Sudan?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 3.89 deaths per 100 live births against 3.84 deaths per 100 live births in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Côte d'Ivoire and Sudan?
0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sudan?
69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sudan rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 20th 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 rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .