Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
34.81 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sudan
56.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
18th
Sudan rank
20th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 56.6 per 1,000 live births against 34.81 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 21.79 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 20th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 88.48 per 1,000 live births 114.35 per 1,000 live births 25.87 per 1,000 live births Sudan
2000s 63.86 per 1,000 live births 83.2 per 1,000 live births 19.34 per 1,000 live births Sudan
2010s 46.04 per 1,000 live births 58.34 per 1,000 live births 12.3 per 1,000 live births Sudan
2020s 37.17 per 1,000 live births 51.24 per 1,000 live births 14.07 per 1,000 live births Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Sudan?
Sudan, at 56.6 per 1,000 live births against 34.81 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sudan?
21.79 per 1,000 live births, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sudan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 20th 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, under-5, female (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, under-5, female (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

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.