Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Sudan: Number of neonatal deaths

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.12 million
in 2024
Sudan
39,470
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
10th
Sudan rank
10th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 1.12 million against 39,470 in Sudan, a difference of 1.08 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 28.5 times Sudan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Sudan ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 1.08 million 41,439 1.04 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 1.10 million 41,096 1.06 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 1.10 million 40,523 1.06 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 1.12 million 40,570 1.08 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Sudan?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 1.12 million against 39,470 in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sudan?
1.08 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sudan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sudan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Sudan ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.