Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Myanmar or Sudan?

Sudan, at 25,701 deaths against 22,196 deaths in Myanmar as of 2019.

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

3,505 deaths, with Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar 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.

Myanmar vs Sudan: Number of neonatal deaths

Myanmar

22,196 deaths

in 2019

Sudan

25,701 deaths

in 2019

Myanmar rank

24th

Sudan rank

21st

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Myanmar
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 25,701 deaths against 22,196 deaths in Myanmar, a difference of 3,505 deaths.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

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

Myanmar ranks 24th and Sudan ranks 21st of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	86,000 deaths	18,894 deaths	67,107 deaths	Myanmar
1960s	84,516 deaths	27,400 deaths	57,116 deaths	Myanmar
1970s	78,008 deaths	40,010 deaths	37,997 deaths	Myanmar
1980s	70,856 deaths	48,416 deaths	22,439 deaths	Myanmar
1990s	55,907 deaths	47,207 deaths	8,699 deaths	Myanmar
2000s	41,816 deaths	40,719 deaths	1,096 deaths	Myanmar
2010s	27,423 deaths	31,234 deaths	3,812 deaths	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Myanmar or Sudan?: Sudan, at 25,701 deaths against 22,196 deaths in Myanmar as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Myanmar and Sudan?: 3,505 deaths, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sudan?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Myanmar and Sudan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Myanmar ranks 24th 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.