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

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

How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Asia vs Sudan: Mortality rate, neonatal

South Asia

16.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Sudan

23.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

South Asia rank

23rd

Sudan rank

26th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

South Asia
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 23.7 per 1,000 live births against 16.6 per 1,000 live births in South Asia, a difference of 7.1 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.4 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Asia ahead.

South Asia ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 26th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Asia averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Asia	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	51.11 per 1,000 live births	39.98 per 1,000 live births	11.13 per 1,000 live births	South Asia
2000s	37.43 per 1,000 live births	33.59 per 1,000 live births	3.84 per 1,000 live births	South Asia
2010s	26.05 per 1,000 live births	28.42 per 1,000 live births	2.37 per 1,000 live births	Sudan
2020s	18.28 per 1,000 live births	24.62 per 1,000 live births	6.34 per 1,000 live births	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, South Asia or Sudan?: Sudan, at 23.7 per 1,000 live births against 16.6 per 1,000 live births in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between South Asia and Sudan?: 7.1 per 1,000 live births, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Sudan?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do South Asia and Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: South Asia ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 26th of 47 groups.
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: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 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.