Afghanistan vs Sudan: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Afghanistan
49,429 deaths
in 2024
Sudan
39,470 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
7th
Sudan rank
10th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Sudan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 49,429 deaths against 39,470 deaths in Sudan, a difference of 9,959 deaths.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Sudan's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 7th and Sudan ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47,118 deaths | 41,859 deaths | 5,260 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 57,216 deaths | 41,439 deaths | 15,777 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 60,548 deaths | 41,096 deaths | 19,452 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 54,874 deaths | 40,523 deaths | 14,351 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 50,760 deaths | 40,570 deaths | 10,191 deaths | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Afghanistan or Sudan?
- Afghanistan, at 49,429 deaths against 39,470 deaths in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 9,959 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 7th and Sudan ranks 10th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .