Which has higher number of infant deaths, Europe & Central Asia or South Sudan?

Europe & Central Asia, at 62,564 against 24,071 in South Sudan as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Europe & Central Asia and South Sudan?

38,493, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and South Sudan?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia vs South Sudan: Number of infant deaths

Europe & Central Asia

62,564

in 2024

South Sudan

24,071

in 2024

Europe & Central Asia rank

35th

South Sudan rank

35th

Number of infant deaths over time

Europe & Central Asia
South Sudan

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 62,564 against 24,071 in South Sudan, a difference of 38,493.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 2.6 times South Sudan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 35th and South Sudan ranks 35th of 47 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	261,040	41,196	219,843	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	141,295	31,987	109,308	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	92,711	40,704	52,006	Europe & Central Asia
2020s	67,736	22,933	44,803	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Europe & Central Asia or South Sudan?: Europe & Central Asia, at 62,564 against 24,071 in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Europe & Central Asia and South Sudan?: 38,493, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and South Sudan?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and South Sudan rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 35th and South Sudan ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.