Somalia vs Sudan: Number of neonatal deaths
Somalia
27,005 deaths
in 2019
Sudan
25,701 deaths
in 2019
Somalia rank
18th
Sudan rank
21st
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Somalia
- Sudan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 27,005 deaths against 25,701 deaths in Sudan, a difference of 1,304 deaths.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 18th 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 | Somalia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6,431 deaths | 18,894 deaths | 12,462 deaths | Sudan |
| 1960s | 8,322 deaths | 27,400 deaths | 19,078 deaths | Sudan |
| 1970s | 11,842 deaths | 40,010 deaths | 28,168 deaths | Sudan |
| 1980s | 16,228 deaths | 48,416 deaths | 32,188 deaths | Sudan |
| 1990s | 17,179 deaths | 47,207 deaths | 30,028 deaths | Sudan |
| 2000s | 22,905 deaths | 40,719 deaths | 17,814 deaths | Sudan |
| 2010s | 25,673 deaths | 31,234 deaths | 5,562 deaths | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Somalia or Sudan?
- Somalia, at 27,005 deaths against 25,701 deaths in Sudan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Somalia and Sudan?
- 1,304 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Somalia ranks 18th 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.