Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Afghanistan or Sudan?

Afghanistan, at 64,348 deaths against 60,789 deaths in Sudan as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Afghanistan and Sudan?

3,559 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Sudan: Number of infants who die before age 1

Afghanistan

64,348 deaths

in 2023

Sudan

60,789 deaths

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

11th

Sudan rank

13th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Afghanistan
Sudan

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 64,348 deaths against 60,789 deaths in Sudan, a difference of 3,559 deaths.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 13th of 236 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	108,142 deaths	39,150 deaths	68,992 deaths	Afghanistan
1960s	111,134 deaths	47,211 deaths	63,924 deaths	Afghanistan
1970s	118,506 deaths	60,095 deaths	58,412 deaths	Afghanistan
1980s	95,553 deaths	80,969 deaths	14,584 deaths	Afghanistan
1990s	89,445 deaths	78,073 deaths	11,372 deaths	Afghanistan
2000s	85,638 deaths	72,998 deaths	12,640 deaths	Afghanistan
2010s	73,153 deaths	64,119 deaths	9,034 deaths	Afghanistan
2020s	66,684 deaths	61,764 deaths	4,920 deaths	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Afghanistan or Sudan?: Afghanistan, at 64,348 deaths against 60,789 deaths in Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Afghanistan and Sudan?: 3,559 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Afghanistan ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.