Burkina Faso vs Sudan: Neonatal mortality rate
Burkina Faso
2.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sudan
2.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Sudan rank
26th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sudan
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2.38 deaths per 100 live births against 2.37 deaths per 100 live births in Sudan, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.05 deaths per 100 live births | 4.68 deaths per 100 live births | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 6.75 deaths per 100 live births | 4.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 5.3 deaths per 100 live births | 4.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8228 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | 4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3005 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 3.59 deaths per 100 live births | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2288 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0063 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 2020s | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0045 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Burkina Faso or Sudan?
- Burkina Faso, at 2.38 deaths per 100 live births against 2.37 deaths per 100 live births in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Sudan?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sudan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sudan rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 26th 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 Neonatal mortality rate. 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, per 100 live births .