Niger vs Sudan: Number of neonatal deaths
Niger
36,634 deaths
in 2024
Sudan
39,470 deaths
in 2024
Niger rank
12th
Sudan rank
10th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Niger
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 39,470 deaths against 36,634 deaths in Niger, a difference of 2,836 deaths.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 12th and Sudan ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,763 deaths | 29,490 deaths | 11,728 deaths | Sudan |
| 1980s | 22,596 deaths | 39,142 deaths | 16,545 deaths | Sudan |
| 1990s | 26,181 deaths | 41,439 deaths | 15,258 deaths | Sudan |
| 2000s | 26,818 deaths | 41,096 deaths | 14,278 deaths | Sudan |
| 2010s | 31,318 deaths | 40,523 deaths | 9,205 deaths | Sudan |
| 2020s | 35,601 deaths | 40,570 deaths | 4,969 deaths | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Niger or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 39,470 deaths against 36,634 deaths in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Niger and Sudan?
- 2,836 deaths, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sudan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Sudan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Niger ranks 12th and Sudan ranks 10th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .