What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Arab World and Sudan?

16.32 per 1,000 live births, with Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Sudan?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Sudan: Mortality rate, infant

Arab World

26.58 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Sudan

42.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Arab World rank

20th

Sudan rank

23rd

Mortality rate, infant over time

Arab World
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 42.9 per 1,000 live births against 26.58 per 1,000 live births in Arab World, a difference of 16.32 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.6 times Arab World's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 23rd of 45 groups.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	56.96 per 1,000 live births	81.36 per 1,000 live births	24.4 per 1,000 live births	Sudan
2000s	41.26 per 1,000 live births	63.5 per 1,000 live births	22.24 per 1,000 live births	Sudan
2010s	32.18 per 1,000 live births	48.93 per 1,000 live births	16.75 per 1,000 live births	Sudan
2020s	27.79 per 1,000 live births	41.98 per 1,000 live births	14.19 per 1,000 live births	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Arab World or Sudan?: Sudan, at 42.9 per 1,000 live births against 26.58 per 1,000 live births in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Arab World and Sudan?: 16.32 per 1,000 live births, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Sudan?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, infant?: Arab World ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 23rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.