Ethiopia vs Sudan: Number of youth deaths
Ethiopia
205,618 deaths
in 2024
Sudan
119,436 deaths
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
5th
Sudan rank
8th
Number of youth deaths over time
- Ethiopia
- Sudan
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 205,618 deaths against 119,436 deaths in Sudan, a difference of 86,182 deaths.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.7 times Sudan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 5th and Sudan ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 547,229 deaths | 140,119 deaths | 407,110 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 421,822 deaths | 121,216 deaths | 300,606 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 262,264 deaths | 99,468 deaths | 162,796 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 261,137 deaths | 104,069 deaths | 157,068 deaths | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Ethiopia or Sudan?
- Ethiopia, at 205,618 deaths against 119,436 deaths in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 86,182 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Ethiopia ranks 5th and Sudan ranks 8th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.