What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Eswatini and Sudan?

1.3 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.

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

42 years are reported by both, from 1983 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eswatini vs Sudan: Mortality rate, neonatal

Eswatini

25 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Sudan

23.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Eswatini rank

23rd

Sudan rank

26th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Eswatini
Sudan

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 25 per 1,000 live births against 23.7 per 1,000 live births in Sudan, a difference of 1.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Sudan ahead.

Eswatini ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 26th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	22.23 per 1,000 live births	44.7 per 1,000 live births	22.47 per 1,000 live births	Sudan
1990s	21.68 per 1,000 live births	39.98 per 1,000 live births	18.3 per 1,000 live births	Sudan
2000s	26.87 per 1,000 live births	33.59 per 1,000 live births	6.72 per 1,000 live births	Sudan
2010s	26.81 per 1,000 live births	28.42 per 1,000 live births	1.61 per 1,000 live births	Sudan
2020s	25.94 per 1,000 live births	24.62 per 1,000 live births	1.32 per 1,000 live births	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Eswatini or Sudan?: Eswatini, at 25 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 Eswatini and Sudan?: 1.3 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sudan?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Eswatini ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 26th of 196 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (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: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.