What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Sudan and World?

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

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

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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sudan vs World: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Sudan

66.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

World

39.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Sudan rank

20th

World rank

18th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

Sudan
World

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 66.4 per 1,000 live births against 39.7 per 1,000 live births in World, a difference of 26.7 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.7 times World's.

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

Sudan ranks 20th and World ranks 18th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sudan	World	Difference	Ahead
1990s	130.71 per 1,000 live births	90.08 per 1,000 live births	40.63 per 1,000 live births	Sudan
2000s	97.38 per 1,000 live births	66.26 per 1,000 live births	31.12 per 1,000 live births	Sudan
2010s	70.41 per 1,000 live births	46.13 per 1,000 live births	24.28 per 1,000 live births	Sudan
2020s	61.56 per 1,000 live births	41.2 per 1,000 live births	20.36 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, male, Sudan or World?: Sudan, at 66.4 per 1,000 live births against 39.7 per 1,000 live births in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Sudan and World?: 26.7 per 1,000 live births, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and World?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sudan and World rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?: Sudan ranks 20th and World ranks 18th 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, under-5, male (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, male (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: 03 September 2026

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