Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 61.6 per 1,000 live births against 38.22 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 23.38 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th 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 (excluding high income) | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.52 per 1,000 live births | 122.72 per 1,000 live births | 31.2 per 1,000 live births | Sudan |
| 2000s | 67.49 per 1,000 live births | 90.44 per 1,000 live births | 22.95 per 1,000 live births | Sudan |
| 2010s | 49.62 per 1,000 live births | 64.54 per 1,000 live births | 14.92 per 1,000 live births | Sudan |
| 2020s | 40.57 per 1,000 live births | 56.54 per 1,000 live births | 15.97 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 61.6 per 1,000 live births against 38.22 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sudan?
- 23.38 per 1,000 live births, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th 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 (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
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.