Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Burkina Faso or Sudan?

Burkina Faso, at 26,890 deaths against 25,701 deaths in Sudan as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Burkina Faso and Sudan?

1,189 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sudan?

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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.

Burkina Faso vs Sudan: Number of neonatal deaths

Burkina Faso

26,890 deaths

in 2019

Sudan

25,701 deaths

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

19th

Sudan rank

21st

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Burkina Faso
Sudan

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 26,890 deaths against 25,701 deaths in Sudan, a difference of 1,189 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 21st of 204 countries.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16,282 deaths	18,894 deaths	2,612 deaths	Sudan
1960s	17,401 deaths	27,400 deaths	9,999 deaths	Sudan
1970s	19,900 deaths	40,010 deaths	20,111 deaths	Sudan
1980s	21,891 deaths	48,416 deaths	26,525 deaths	Sudan
1990s	21,513 deaths	47,207 deaths	25,694 deaths	Sudan
2000s	22,707 deaths	40,719 deaths	18,012 deaths	Sudan
2010s	25,737 deaths	31,234 deaths	5,497 deaths	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Burkina Faso or Sudan?: Burkina Faso, at 26,890 deaths against 25,701 deaths in Sudan as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Burkina Faso and Sudan?: 1,189 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sudan?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Sudan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 21st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.