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

Sudan, at 60,789 deaths against 52,339 deaths in Chad as of 2023.

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

8,450 deaths, with Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad 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.

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

Chad

52,339 deaths

in 2023

Sudan

60,789 deaths

in 2023

Chad rank

15th

Sudan rank

13th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Chad
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 60,789 deaths against 52,339 deaths in Chad, a difference of 8,450 deaths.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Chad's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 13th of 236 countries.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	23,960 deaths	39,150 deaths	15,190 deaths	Sudan
1960s	25,694 deaths	47,211 deaths	21,516 deaths	Sudan
1970s	29,382 deaths	60,095 deaths	30,712 deaths	Sudan
1980s	33,683 deaths	80,969 deaths	47,286 deaths	Sudan
1990s	43,313 deaths	78,073 deaths	34,760 deaths	Sudan
2000s	51,229 deaths	72,998 deaths	21,768 deaths	Sudan
2010s	54,018 deaths	64,119 deaths	10,101 deaths	Sudan
2020s	52,422 deaths	61,764 deaths	9,342 deaths	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Chad or Sudan?: Sudan, at 60,789 deaths against 52,339 deaths in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Chad and Sudan?: 8,450 deaths, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chad and Sudan rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Chad ranks 15th 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.