Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Kenya or Sudan?

Kenya, at 16,059 deaths against 14,804 deaths in Sudan as of 2100.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Kenya and Sudan?

1,255 deaths, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sudan?

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Sudan: Number of infants who die before age 1

Kenya

16,059 deaths

in 2100

Sudan

14,804 deaths

in 2100

Kenya rank

15th

Sudan rank

16th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Kenya
Sudan

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 16,059 deaths against 14,804 deaths in Sudan, a difference of 1,255 deaths.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Sudan ahead.

Kenya ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 16th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
2020s	43,777 deaths	60,640 deaths	16,863 deaths	Sudan
2030s	41,447 deaths	54,761 deaths	13,314 deaths	Sudan
2040s	36,040 deaths	46,392 deaths	10,351 deaths	Sudan
2050s	31,342 deaths	39,091 deaths	7,749 deaths	Sudan
2060s	27,277 deaths	31,450 deaths	4,173 deaths	Sudan
2070s	23,188 deaths	25,507 deaths	2,319 deaths	Sudan
2080s	19,930 deaths	20,737 deaths	806.4 deaths	Sudan
2090s	17,420 deaths	16,625 deaths	795 deaths	Kenya
2100s	16,059 deaths	14,804 deaths	1,255 deaths	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Kenya or Sudan?: Kenya, at 16,059 deaths against 14,804 deaths in Sudan as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Kenya and Sudan?: 1,255 deaths, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sudan?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Kenya and Sudan rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Kenya ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.