Niger vs Sudan: Number of child deaths
Niger
118,445 deaths
in 2024
Sudan
101,879 deaths
in 2024
Niger rank
6th
Sudan rank
8th
Number of child deaths over time
- Niger
- Sudan
How they compare
Niger currently reports 118,445 deaths against 101,879 deaths in Sudan, a difference of 16,566 deaths.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sudan ahead.
Niger ranks 6th and Sudan ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97,394 deaths | 98,067 deaths | 672.83 deaths | Sudan |
| 1980s | 124,000 deaths | 143,079 deaths | 19,079 deaths | Sudan |
| 1990s | 137,903 deaths | 123,152 deaths | 14,751 deaths | Niger |
| 2000s | 116,424 deaths | 107,234 deaths | 9,190 deaths | Niger |
| 2010s | 110,368 deaths | 89,507 deaths | 20,861 deaths | Niger |
| 2020s | 117,845 deaths | 91,498 deaths | 26,347 deaths | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Niger or Sudan?
- Niger, at 118,445 deaths against 101,879 deaths in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Niger and Sudan?
- 16,566 deaths, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sudan?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Sudan rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Niger ranks 6th 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 .