Burkina Faso vs Sudan: Mortality rate, neonatal
Burkina Faso
23.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sudan
23.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Sudan rank
26th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sudan
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 23.8 per 1,000 live births against 23.7 per 1,000 live births in Sudan, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 26th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.5 per 1,000 live births | 46.8 per 1,000 live births | 23.7 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 67.5 per 1,000 live births | 45.74 per 1,000 live births | 21.76 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 52.96 per 1,000 live births | 44.74 per 1,000 live births | 8.22 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 42.99 per 1,000 live births | 39.98 per 1,000 live births | 3.01 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 35.9 per 1,000 live births | 33.59 per 1,000 live births | 2.31 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 28.37 per 1,000 live births | 28.42 per 1,000 live births | 0.05 per 1,000 live births | Sudan |
| 2020s | 24.68 per 1,000 live births | 24.62 per 1,000 live births | 0.06 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Burkina Faso or Sudan?
- Burkina Faso, at 23.8 per 1,000 live births against 23.7 per 1,000 live births in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Burkina Faso and Sudan?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sudan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 26th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.