Djibouti vs Sudan: Infant mortality rate by sex
Djibouti
3.89 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sudan
3.84 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Djibouti rank
21st
Sudan rank
22nd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Djibouti
- Sudan
How they compare
Djibouti 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 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 21st and Sudan ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.02 deaths per 100 live births | 8.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 8.99 deaths per 100 live births | 9.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5842 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 1990s | 7.86 deaths per 100 live births | 7.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5762 deaths per 100 live births | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 6.8 deaths per 100 live births | 5.64 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 5.25 deaths per 100 live births | 4.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9363 deaths per 100 live births | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 3.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.432 deaths per 100 live births | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Djibouti or Sudan?
- Djibouti, 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 Djibouti and Sudan?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Sudan?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Sudan rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Djibouti 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .