Ethiopia vs Sudan: Number of child deaths
Ethiopia
181,228 deaths
in 2024
Sudan
101,879 deaths
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
5th
Sudan rank
8th
Number of child deaths over time
- Ethiopia
- Sudan
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 181,228 deaths against 101,879 deaths in Sudan, a difference of 79,349 deaths.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.8 times Sudan's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 5th and Sudan ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 398,910 deaths | 95,377 deaths | 303,532 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 495,242 deaths | 143,079 deaths | 352,163 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 454,494 deaths | 123,152 deaths | 331,342 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 352,878 deaths | 107,234 deaths | 245,643 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 226,944 deaths | 89,507 deaths | 137,436 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 226,316 deaths | 91,498 deaths | 134,818 deaths | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Ethiopia or Sudan?
- Ethiopia, at 181,228 deaths against 101,879 deaths in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 79,349 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Ethiopia ranks 5th and Sudan ranks 8th 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 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 under 5 .