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

Sudan, at 60,789 deaths against 57,544 deaths in Mali as of 2023.

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

3,245 deaths, with Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali 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.

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

Mali

57,544 deaths

in 2023

Sudan

60,789 deaths

in 2023

Mali rank

14th

Sudan rank

13th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Mali
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 60,789 deaths against 57,544 deaths in Mali, a difference of 3,245 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 14th and Sudan ranks 13th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	45,235 deaths	39,150 deaths	6,085 deaths	Mali
1960s	49,965 deaths	47,211 deaths	2,754 deaths	Mali
1970s	53,637 deaths	60,095 deaths	6,458 deaths	Sudan
1980s	54,621 deaths	80,969 deaths	26,348 deaths	Sudan
1990s	54,406 deaths	78,073 deaths	23,666 deaths	Sudan
2000s	59,751 deaths	72,998 deaths	13,246 deaths	Sudan
2010s	60,688 deaths	64,119 deaths	3,431 deaths	Sudan
2020s	57,758 deaths	61,764 deaths	4,006 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, Mali or Sudan?: Sudan, at 60,789 deaths against 57,544 deaths in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Mali and Sudan?: 3,245 deaths, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mali and Sudan rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Mali ranks 14th 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.