What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Burkina Faso and Sudan?

0.07 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sudan?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Sudan: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care

Burkina Faso

4.36 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Sudan

4.29 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

20th

Sudan rank

23rd

Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time

Burkina Faso
Sudan

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 4.36 per 1,000 live births against 4.29 per 1,000 live births in Sudan, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 23rd of 195 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	16.6 per 1,000 live births	9.17 per 1,000 live births	7.44 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
1970s	14.55 per 1,000 live births	9.09 per 1,000 live births	5.47 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
1980s	11.26 per 1,000 live births	10.43 per 1,000 live births	0.834 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
1990s	9.98 per 1,000 live births	8.14 per 1,000 live births	1.85 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2000s	8.11 per 1,000 live births	6.35 per 1,000 live births	1.76 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2010s	5.75 per 1,000 live births	4.89 per 1,000 live births	0.86 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2020s	4.61 per 1,000 live births	4.2 per 1,000 live births	0.416 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Burkina Faso or Sudan?: Burkina Faso, at 4.36 per 1,000 live births against 4.29 per 1,000 live births in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Burkina Faso and Sudan?: 0.07 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sudan?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Sudan rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?: Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 23rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 11,790 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.