Afghanistan vs Sudan: Number of infant deaths
Afghanistan
70,975 deaths
in 2024
Sudan
71,271 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
9th
Sudan rank
8th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 71,271 deaths against 70,975 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 296 deaths.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Sudan ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 108,340 deaths | 34,681 deaths | 73,658 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 114,994 deaths | 41,857 deaths | 73,137 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 131,767 deaths | 56,986 deaths | 74,781 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 108,570 deaths | 89,273 deaths | 19,297 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 101,216 deaths | 82,693 deaths | 18,523 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 100,900 deaths | 76,199 deaths | 24,701 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 83,457 deaths | 68,515 deaths | 14,943 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 74,251 deaths | 68,463 deaths | 5,788 deaths | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Afghanistan or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 71,271 deaths against 70,975 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 296 deaths, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th 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 infant 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 1 .