Egypt vs Sudan: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Egypt
33,761
in 2024
Sudan
39,470
in 2024
Egypt rank
13th
Sudan rank
10th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Egypt
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 39,470 against 33,761 in Egypt, a difference of 5,709.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 13th and Sudan ranks 10th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92,874 | 29,490 | 63,384 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 82,742 | 39,142 | 43,600 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 53,749 | 41,439 | 12,310 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 43,362 | 41,096 | 2,266 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 40,855 | 40,523 | 331.6 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 34,739 | 40,570 | 5,830 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Egypt or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 39,470 against 33,761 in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Egypt and Sudan?
- 5,709, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sudan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Sudan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Egypt ranks 13th and Sudan ranks 10th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.