Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Sudan
Sudan: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 367 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Sudan, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 367 for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Sudan peaked at 681 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 276, in 2012.
Sudan ranks 11th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 365 | — |
| 2001 | 371 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 366 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 361 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 353 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 335 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 326 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 315 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 313 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 302 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 293 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 287 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 276 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 681 | +146.7% |
| 2014 | 427 | -37.3% |
| 2015 | 367 | -14.1% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 367 is above the median for low income countries, which is 116, 3.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 367 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.5, 4.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +146.7% | 276 | 681 |
| 2014 | -37.3% | 681 | 427 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 340.7 | 302 | 371 | 10 |
| 2010s | 388.5 | 276 | 681 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Sudan?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Sudan was 367 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 681 in 2013.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 276 in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Sudan ranks 11th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.