Egypt vs Sudan: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Egypt
33,761 deaths
in 2024
Sudan
39,470 deaths
in 2024
Egypt rank
13th
Sudan rank
10th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Egypt
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 39,470 deaths against 33,761 deaths in Egypt, a difference of 5,709 deaths.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 13th and Sudan ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92,874 deaths | 29,490 deaths | 63,384 deaths | Egypt |
| 1980s | 82,742 deaths | 39,142 deaths | 43,600 deaths | Egypt |
| 1990s | 53,749 deaths | 41,439 deaths | 12,310 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 43,362 deaths | 41,096 deaths | 2,266 deaths | Egypt |
| 2010s | 40,855 deaths | 40,523 deaths | 331.6 deaths | Egypt |
| 2020s | 34,739 deaths | 40,570 deaths | 5,830 deaths | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Egypt or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 39,470 deaths against 33,761 deaths in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Egypt and Sudan?
- 5,709 deaths, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sudan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Sudan rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Egypt ranks 13th and Sudan ranks 10th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .