Afghanistan vs Sudan: Number of infant deaths
Afghanistan
73,191.0%
in 2023
Sudan
64,922.0%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
8th
Sudan rank
11th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Sudan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 73,191.0% against 64,922.0% in Sudan, a difference of 8,269.0%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 11th 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 | 107,878.5% | 34,223.5% | 73,655.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 114,564.3% | 41,305.0% | 73,259.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 128,287.2% | 56,442.0% | 71,845.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 108,930.0% | 80,235.9% | 28,694.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 100,419.6% | 80,351.3% | 20,068.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 100,645.7% | 76,527.3% | 24,118.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 83,714.0% | 69,220.1% | 14,493.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 75,658.0% | 66,438.8% | 9,219.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Afghanistan or Sudan?
- Afghanistan, at 73,191.0% against 64,922.0% in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 8,269.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 11th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.