Sudan vs Tanzania: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Sudan
39,470
in 2024
Tanzania
47,450
in 2024
Sudan rank
10th
Tanzania rank
8th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Sudan
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 47,450 against 39,470 in Sudan, a difference of 7,980.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Sudan ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 8th of 195 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29,490 | 34,639 | 5,148 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 39,142 | 43,450 | 4,308 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 41,439 | 45,824 | 4,384 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 41,096 | 44,613 | 3,517 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 40,523 | 45,872 | 5,349 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 40,570 | 48,610 | 8,040 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Sudan or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 47,450 against 39,470 in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Sudan and Tanzania?
- 7,980, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Tanzania?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Sudan and Tanzania rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Sudan ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 8th 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.