Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Least developed countries or Sudan?

Least developed countries, at 2.08 million against 101,879 in Sudan as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Least developed countries and Sudan?

1.98 million, with Least developed countries ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Sudan?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Least developed countries vs Sudan: Number of under-five deaths

Least developed countries

2.08 million

in 2024

Sudan

101,879

in 2024

Least developed countries rank

11th

Sudan rank

8th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Least developed countries
Sudan

How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 2.08 million against 101,879 in Sudan, a difference of 1.98 million.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 20.4 times Sudan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Least developed countries has been ahead every year.

Least developed countries ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 8th of 45 groups.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Least developed countries	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.70 million	123,152	3.57 million	Least developed countries
2000s	2.98 million	107,234	2.87 million	Least developed countries
2010s	2.31 million	89,507	2.22 million	Least developed countries
2020s	2.16 million	91,498	2.07 million	Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Least developed countries or Sudan?: Least developed countries, at 2.08 million against 101,879 in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Least developed countries and Sudan?: 1.98 million, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Sudan?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Least developed countries and Sudan rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Least developed countries ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 8th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five 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: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.