Sudan vs Zambia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in Sudan and 38.2 per 1,000 live births in Zambia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zambia, by 2 per 1,000 live births, or 1.06 times that in Sudan.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Zambia has been higher since 1986, when it overtook Sudan.
In 2023, Sudan ranked 32 and Zambia ranked 27 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Sudan at 7.7 per 1,000 live births and Zambia at 9.6 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	Sudan	Zambia	World
2023	36.2	38.2	27.3
2022	37.1	39.3	28.2
2021	38.1	40.3	28.4
2020	39.1	41.4	28.7
2019	40.2	42.5	29.2
2018	41.3	43.5	29.7
2017	42.4	44.6	30.3
2016	43.5	45.6	31.1
2015	44.6	46.7	32.1
2014	45.7	47.7	32.9
2013	46.8	49.1	33.9
2012	47.8	50.6	35
2011	48.9	52.2	36.8
2010	50.1	54	37.7
2009	51.4	56.2	39.1
2008	54	58.8	40.4
2007	54.8	61.9	42
2006	57.1	65.4	43.7
2005	62.1	69.3	45.4
2004	63.6	73.7	47.2
2003	62.8	78.2	48.8
2002	62.9	82.7	50.6
2001	64.4	87	52.2
2000	66.3	90.7	53.7
1999	68.4	93.8	55.5
1998	70.1	96.1	57.1
1997	71.9	98.1	58.3
1996	73.6	99.7	59.6
1995	75.1	101.1	60.8
1994	76.6	102.1	62
1993	78.6	103.1	62.9
1992	79.5	103.8	64.1
1991	80.8	104	64.9
1990	82.1	103.6	64.9
1989	83.7	102.9	66.2
1988	84.5	102	68
1987	85.4	100.9	68.6
1986	86.3	99.6	70.8
1985	106	98.2	72.9
1984	107	96.8	74.6
1983	108.1	95.6	76.1
1982	89.4	94.6	76.6
1981	90.1	93.8	78.7
1980	90.7	93.2	80.6
1979	91.4	92.8	82.5
1978	92	92.7	84.7
1977	92.6	92.8	86.4
1976	93.1	93.2	88.1
1975	93.7	94.1	89.6
1974	94.2	95.4	90.9
1973	94.7	97	92.1
1972	95.2	98.8	93.6
1971	95.8	100.6	96.1
1970	96.3	102.3	96.9
1969	97	103.7	98.3
1968	97.7	104.9	100.2
1967	98.5	105.9	103.1
1966	99.5	106.8	104.9
1965	100.6	107.6	106.4
1964	101.8	109.1	106.1
1963	103	109.3	107.7
1962	104.3	110.3	110.2
1961	105.7	111.5	121.5
1960	107.1	112.7	131.8
1959	108.6	114	125.7
1958	110.3	115.4	117.7
1957	112	116.8	120
1956	113.6	118.2	121.9
1955	115.3	119.5	124.8
1954	117	120.8	127.7
1953	118.8	122.1	130.1
1952	120.7	123.5	132.7
1951	122.6	124.8	136
1950	124.6	126.2	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Sudan	Zambia	World
2024	37.331.4–43.2	37.430.3–44.2	26.9
2025	36.728.5–44.7	36.626.5–46.2	26.4
2026	3626.4–46.3	35.824.2–47.4	25.9
2027	35.324.2–48	3522.2–48.9	25.4
2028	34.722.4–48.6	34.220.4–50.1	24.9
2029	3420.5–48.7	33.518.6–50.4	24.5
2030	33.419.5–50.2	32.716.9–51.9	24
2031	32.818.3–50.2	31.915.9–52.2	23.6
2032	32.217.5–51	31.115.3–52.7	23.2
2033	31.716.4–51.5	30.414.1–52.6	22.8
2034	3115.3–51.9	29.713.1–53.6	22.3
2035	30.314.4–51	2912.6–53.1	21.9
2036	29.613.7–50.7	28.311.7–54	21.5
2037	2913.1–51.7	27.610.6–54.8	21.1
2038	28.312.3–52.5	2710.2–54.8	20.8
2039	27.711.6–51.7	26.410–55.3	20.4
2040	2711.4–52.3	25.89.4–55.1	20
2041	26.510.9–52	25.29.1–54.9	19.7
2042	25.810.5–51.3	24.68.7–55.1	19.4
2043	25.310–52	247.9–55.2	19
2044	24.79.6–50	23.57.8–55.3	18.7
2045	24.19–50.8	237.5–54.7	18.4
2046	23.68.8–50.2	22.57.3–54.8	18.2
2047	238.3–50.1	21.96.9–55.2	17.9
2048	22.58–50.1	21.46.7–54.9	17.7
2049	227.7–50.2	216.5–53.6	17.5
2050	21.57.5–50	20.56.1–54.9	17.3
2051	21.17.2–50.6	20.15.9–55	17.1
2052	20.66.8–50.1	19.65.9–54.6	16.9
2053	20.16.5–51.2	19.25.7–54.8	16.7
2054	19.66.4–49.8	18.85.4–54.7	16.5
2055	19.26.2–49.3	18.45.3–55.1	16.3
2056	18.76–50.1	185.2–54.5	16.1
2057	18.35.9–49.5	17.65–53.8	15.9
2058	17.95.6–48.9	17.24.9–52.8	15.7
2059	17.55.5–48.1	16.94.9–51.2	15.5
2060	17.15.2–47.4	16.54.6–51.9	15.3
2061	16.75–47.1	16.14.5–51.4	15.1
2062	16.44.8–47.5	15.84.5–51.5	14.9
2063	164.7–47.5	15.54.4–51.1	14.7
2064	15.64.5–46.5	15.24.4–52	14.5
2065	15.24.5–47.8	154.4–53.3	14.3
2066	14.94.3–47.6	14.74.2–50.8	14.1
2067	14.54.2–47	14.54.2–50.9	13.9
2068	14.33.9–46.4	14.24.1–50.9	13.8
2069	143.8–45.8	144.1–50	13.6
2070	13.73.6–45.4	13.84–51.1	13.4
2071	13.43.5–45	13.64–50.6	13.2
2072	13.23.5–45.8	13.53.9–50.2	13
2073	12.93.5–45.9	13.33.9–50.6	12.9
2074	12.63.4–45.3	13.13.9–51.3	12.7
2075	12.43.3–45.9	12.93.8–51.1	12.6
2076	12.13.3–45.7	12.73.7–51.1	12.4
2077	11.93.2–45.2	12.63.6–50.6	12.3
2078	11.73.1–46.8	12.43.5–51.1	12.1
2079	11.43.1–46.8	12.23.5–51.6	12
2080	11.23–46.5	12.13.4–51	11.8
2081	112.9–45.6	11.93.4–51	11.7
2082	10.72.8–45.3	11.83.5–51.6	11.6
2083	10.52.8–44.7	11.63.4–52.2	11.5
2084	10.32.7–43.7	11.53.4–51.9	11.4
2085	10.12.8–44.1	11.33.3–50.1	11.3
2086	9.92.7–43	11.23.2–49.7	11.1
2087	9.72.7–42.5	113.2–50.5	11
2088	9.62.7–43.7	10.93.2–52.4	10.9
2089	9.42.6–44.1	10.83.1–52	10.8
2090	9.22.4–43	10.73.1–53.5	10.7
2091	92.5–43.8	10.53.1–52.4	10.6
2092	8.92.4–43.6	10.43.1–51.4	10.5
2093	8.72.5–44	10.33–51	10.4
2094	8.52.4–44	10.23–50.1	10.3
2095	8.42.4–43.2	10.13–50.4	10.1
2096	8.22.3–41.9	103–50.6	10
2097	8.12.3–41.5	9.92.9–49.1	9.9
2098	7.92.3–41.9	9.82.9–48	9.8
2099	7.82.3–41.7	9.72.8–47.5	9.7
2100	7.72.2–42.7	9.62.7–48.1	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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