Niger vs Sudan: Number of under-five deaths

Niger

118,445

in 2024

Sudan

101,879

in 2024

Niger rank

6th

Sudan rank

8th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Niger currently reports 118,445 against 101,879 in Sudan, a difference of 16,566.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sudan ahead.

Globally, Niger ranks 6th and Sudan ranks 8th of 195 countries.

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: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.