Somalia vs Sudan: Number of infant deaths
Somalia
52,410.0%
in 2023
Sudan
64,922.0%
in 2023
Somalia rank
14th
Sudan rank
11th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Somalia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 64,922.0% against 52,410.0% in Somalia, a difference of 12,512.0%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 14th and Sudan ranks 11th of 199 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,588.0% | 83,553.5% | 47,965.5% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 48,951.8% | 80,351.3% | 31,399.5% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 51,674.5% | 76,527.3% | 24,852.8% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 64,554.3% | 69,220.1% | 4,665.8% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 56,889.0% | 66,438.8% | 9,549.8% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Somalia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 64,922.0% against 52,410.0% in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Somalia and Sudan?
- 12,512.0%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Somalia ranks 14th 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.