Afghanistan vs Sudan: Number of infant deaths, female

Afghanistan
31,864
in 2024
Sudan
31,271
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
8th
Sudan rank
9th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sudan
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196019922024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 31,864 against 31,271 in Sudan, a difference of 593.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 9th of 197 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 53,561 18,765 34,796 Afghanistan
1970s 61,514 25,489 36,025 Afghanistan
1980s 50,819 40,205 10,614 Afghanistan
1990s 46,728 36,275 10,454 Afghanistan
2000s 46,359 33,205 13,154 Afghanistan
2010s 37,912 29,680 8,232 Afghanistan
2020s 33,430 29,785 3,645 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Afghanistan or Sudan?
Afghanistan, at 31,864 against 31,271 in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Afghanistan and Sudan?
593, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?
Afghanistan ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 9th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, female
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.