Senegal vs Sudan: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in Senegal and 36.2 per 1,000 live births in Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sudan, by 12.1 per 1,000 live births, or 1.5 times that in Senegal.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Sudan has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Senegal.
In 2023, Senegal ranked 59 and Sudan ranked 32 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Senegal at 4 per 1,000 live births and Sudan at 7.7 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Senegal	Sudan	World
2023	24.1	36.2	27.3
2022	25.1	37.1	28.2
2021	26	38.1	28.4
2020	27.1	39.1	28.7
2019	28.2	40.2	29.2
2018	29.4	41.3	29.7
2017	30.7	42.4	30.3
2016	32.1	43.5	31.1
2015	33.6	44.6	32.1
2014	35.1	45.7	32.9
2013	36.8	46.8	33.9
2012	38.6	47.8	35
2011	40.4	48.9	36.8
2010	42.4	50.1	37.7
2009	44.6	51.4	39.1
2008	47	54	40.4
2007	49.6	54.8	42
2006	52.5	57.1	43.7
2005	55.8	62.1	45.4
2004	59	63.6	47.2
2003	62.4	62.8	48.8
2002	65.7	62.9	50.6
2001	68.7	64.4	52.2
2000	71.3	66.3	53.7
1999	73.5	68.4	55.5
1998	74.8	70.1	57.1
1997	75.7	71.9	58.3
1996	76.3	73.6	59.6
1995	76.3	75.1	60.8
1994	76.2	76.6	62
1993	76.1	78.6	62.9
1992	76.3	79.5	64.1
1991	76.8	80.8	64.9
1990	77.8	82.1	64.9
1989	79.3	83.7	66.2
1988	81.2	84.5	68
1987	83.6	85.4	68.6
1986	86.1	86.3	70.8
1985	88.9	106	72.9
1984	91.3	107	74.6
1983	93.8	108.1	76.1
1982	96.2	89.4	76.6
1981	98.6	90.1	78.7
1980	101	90.7	80.6
1979	103.4	91.4	82.5
1978	106	92	84.7
1977	108.7	92.6	86.4
1976	111.4	93.1	88.1
1975	113.9	93.7	89.6
1974	116.3	94.2	90.9
1973	118.4	94.7	92.1
1972	120.2	95.2	93.6
1971	121.7	95.8	96.1
1970	122.9	96.3	96.9
1969	123.8	97	98.3
1968	124.5	97.7	100.2
1967	125	98.5	103.1
1966	125.2	99.5	104.9
1965	125.4	100.6	106.4
1964	125.4	101.8	106.1
1963	125.3	103	107.7
1962	125.3	104.3	110.2
1961	125.3	105.7	121.5
1960	125.4	107.1	131.8
1959	125.7	108.6	125.7
1958	126.1	110.3	117.7
1957	126.7	112	120
1956	127.5	113.6	121.9
1955	128.3	115.3	124.8
1954	129.3	117	127.7
1953	130.4	118.8	130.1
1952	131.5	120.7	132.7
1951	132.6	122.6	136
1950	133.8	124.6	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Senegal	Sudan	World
2024	23.217.8–28.8	37.331.4–43.2	26.9
2025	22.315.2–30.6	36.728.5–44.7	26.4
2026	21.413.4–31.7	3626.4–46.3	25.9
2027	20.611.9–32.4	35.324.2–48	25.4
2028	19.811–32.6	34.722.4–48.6	24.9
2029	199.9–32.5	3420.5–48.7	24.5
2030	18.38.9–32.4	33.419.5–50.2	24
2031	17.68.5–33.1	32.818.3–50.2	23.6
2032	177.6–32.7	32.217.5–51	23.2
2033	16.37.1–32.8	31.716.4–51.5	22.8
2034	15.76.5–32.8	3115.3–51.9	22.3
2035	15.26.2–32.6	30.314.4–51	21.9
2036	14.65.8–32.2	29.613.7–50.7	21.5
2037	14.15.4–32.5	2913.1–51.7	21.1
2038	13.55.1–30.9	28.312.3–52.5	20.8
2039	13.14.8–30.9	27.711.6–51.7	20.4
2040	12.64.6–30	2711.4–52.3	20
2041	12.34.2–30.3	26.510.9–52	19.7
2042	11.93.9–30.2	25.810.5–51.3	19.4
2043	11.63.9–29.8	25.310–52	19
2044	11.33.7–29.6	24.79.6–50	18.7
2045	113.6–29.9	24.19–50.8	18.4
2046	10.83.5–29	23.68.8–50.2	18.2
2047	10.53.4–29.3	238.3–50.1	17.9
2048	10.23.2–29.1	22.58–50.1	17.7
2049	103.2–29.9	227.7–50.2	17.5
2050	9.83.1–29.2	21.57.5–50	17.3
2051	9.52.9–28.4	21.17.2–50.6	17.1
2052	9.32.8–29	20.66.8–50.1	16.9
2053	9.12.7–28.1	20.16.5–51.2	16.7
2054	8.92.7–28.2	19.66.4–49.8	16.5
2055	8.62.6–28.3	19.26.2–49.3	16.3
2056	8.42.5–28.1	18.76–50.1	16.1
2057	8.22.5–27.7	18.35.9–49.5	15.9
2058	82.4–27.8	17.95.6–48.9	15.7
2059	7.82.4–28.1	17.55.5–48.1	15.5
2060	7.72.3–28	17.15.2–47.4	15.3
2061	7.52.3–27.9	16.75–47.1	15.1
2062	7.32.2–27.1	16.44.8–47.5	14.9
2063	7.22.1–27.6	164.7–47.5	14.7
2064	72.1–27.7	15.64.5–46.5	14.5
2065	6.92–26.5	15.24.5–47.8	14.3
2066	6.72–26.6	14.94.3–47.6	14.1
2067	6.61.9–26.3	14.54.2–47	13.9
2068	6.41.9–26.4	14.33.9–46.4	13.8
2069	6.31.8–25.4	143.8–45.8	13.6
2070	6.11.7–25.3	13.73.6–45.4	13.4
2071	61.6–24	13.43.5–45	13.2
2072	5.91.6–23.7	13.23.5–45.8	13
2073	5.81.6–24.1	12.93.5–45.9	12.9
2074	5.71.6–24.2	12.63.4–45.3	12.7
2075	5.61.6–23.6	12.43.3–45.9	12.6
2076	5.51.6–24.3	12.13.3–45.7	12.4
2077	5.41.5–23.8	11.93.2–45.2	12.3
2078	5.31.6–23.6	11.73.1–46.8	12.1
2079	5.21.5–23.6	11.43.1–46.8	12
2080	5.21.5–23.3	11.23–46.5	11.8
2081	5.11.5–23	112.9–45.6	11.7
2082	51.5–23.1	10.72.8–45.3	11.6
2083	51.4–23.4	10.52.8–44.7	11.5
2084	4.91.4–23.8	10.32.7–43.7	11.4
2085	4.81.4–23.3	10.12.8–44.1	11.3
2086	4.81.4–23.1	9.92.7–43	11.1
2087	4.71.4–22.3	9.72.7–42.5	11
2088	4.61.4–22.9	9.62.7–43.7	10.9
2089	4.61.4–22.7	9.42.6–44.1	10.8
2090	4.51.3–22.7	9.22.4–43	10.7
2091	4.51.3–22.6	92.5–43.8	10.6
2092	4.41.4–22.9	8.92.4–43.6	10.5
2093	4.41.3–22.6	8.72.5–44	10.4
2094	4.31.3–23	8.52.4–44	10.3
2095	4.31.3–22.1	8.42.4–43.2	10.1
2096	4.21.3–22.5	8.22.3–41.9	10
2097	4.21.2–22.5	8.12.3–41.5	9.9
2098	4.11.2–22.5	7.92.3–41.9	9.8
2099	4.11.2–21.4	7.82.3–41.7	9.7
2100	41.2–22.5	7.72.2–42.7	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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