Kenya vs Sudan: Number of neonatal deaths
Kenya
26,413 deaths
in 2019
Sudan
25,701 deaths
in 2019
Kenya rank
20th
Sudan rank
21st
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Kenya
- Sudan
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 26,413 deaths against 25,701 deaths in Sudan, a difference of 712 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Kenya ranks 20th 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 | Kenya | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16,340 deaths | 18,894 deaths | 2,554 deaths | Sudan |
| 1960s | 19,066 deaths | 27,400 deaths | 8,334 deaths | Sudan |
| 1970s | 22,344 deaths | 40,010 deaths | 17,666 deaths | Sudan |
| 1980s | 26,138 deaths | 48,416 deaths | 22,279 deaths | Sudan |
| 1990s | 29,558 deaths | 47,207 deaths | 17,650 deaths | Sudan |
| 2000s | 32,477 deaths | 40,719 deaths | 8,242 deaths | Sudan |
| 2010s | 29,324 deaths | 31,234 deaths | 1,910 deaths | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Kenya or Sudan?
- Kenya, at 26,413 deaths against 25,701 deaths in Sudan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Kenya and Sudan?
- 712 deaths, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sudan?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Kenya and Sudan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Kenya ranks 20th 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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About this data
Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.