Afghanistan vs Sudan: Number of infant deaths, male

Afghanistan
39,111
in 2024
Sudan
40,000
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
9th
Sudan rank
7th

Number of infant deaths, male over time

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

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 40,000 against 39,111 in Afghanistan, a difference of 889.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 9th and Sudan ranks 7th 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 61,433 23,092 38,342 Afghanistan
1970s 70,253 31,496 38,756 Afghanistan
1980s 57,751 49,067 8,684 Afghanistan
1990s 54,488 46,418 8,070 Afghanistan
2000s 54,542 42,995 11,547 Afghanistan
2010s 45,545 38,834 6,711 Afghanistan
2020s 40,820 38,677 2,143 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Afghanistan or Sudan?
Sudan, at 40,000 against 39,111 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Afghanistan and Sudan?
889, with Sudan 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, male?
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Sudan ranks 7th 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, male
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 male infants dying before reaching one year of age.