What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Algeria and South Sudan?

541 deaths, with South Sudan ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Algeria vs South Sudan: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Algeria

13,203 deaths

in 2024

South Sudan

13,744 deaths

in 2024

Algeria rank

39th

South Sudan rank

37th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Algeria
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 13,744 deaths against 13,203 deaths in Algeria, a difference of 541 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 39th and South Sudan ranks 37th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16,494 deaths	16,654 deaths	160.2 deaths	South Sudan
2000s	14,231 deaths	16,548 deaths	2,318 deaths	South Sudan
2010s	15,960 deaths	15,511 deaths	448.7 deaths	Algeria
2020s	14,524 deaths	12,905 deaths	1,619 deaths	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Algeria or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 13,744 deaths against 13,203 deaths in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Algeria and South Sudan?: 541 deaths, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and South Sudan?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Algeria and South Sudan rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Algeria ranks 39th and South Sudan ranks 37th 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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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .