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

Sudan, at 60,789 deaths against 51,959 deaths in Somalia as of 2023.

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

8,830 deaths, with Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia 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.

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

Somalia

51,959 deaths

in 2023

Sudan

60,789 deaths

in 2023

Somalia rank

16th

Sudan rank

13th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Somalia
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 60,789 deaths against 51,959 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 8,830 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.

Somalia ranks 16th and Sudan ranks 13th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17,599 deaths	39,150 deaths	21,551 deaths	Sudan
1960s	19,974 deaths	47,211 deaths	27,237 deaths	Sudan
1970s	24,786 deaths	60,095 deaths	35,309 deaths	Sudan
1980s	36,752 deaths	80,969 deaths	44,217 deaths	Sudan
1990s	48,972 deaths	78,073 deaths	29,101 deaths	Sudan
2000s	52,479 deaths	72,998 deaths	20,519 deaths	Sudan
2010s	64,206 deaths	64,119 deaths	86.8 deaths	Somalia
2020s	56,396 deaths	61,764 deaths	5,368 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, Somalia or Sudan?: Sudan, at 60,789 deaths against 51,959 deaths in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Somalia and Sudan?: 8,830 deaths, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Somalia ranks 16th 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.