Child mortality in Sudan
Sudan: Child mortality was 6.16 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.16 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
20th
of 203 countries
All-time high
42.52 deaths per 100 live births
in 1800
All-time low
5.1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2022
Years of data
225
1800–2024
Child mortality in Sudan, 1800–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality in Sudan is 6.16 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality in Sudan peaked at 42.52 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 5.1 deaths per 100 live births, in 2022.
Sudan ranks 20th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.
Child mortality in Sudan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1801 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1895 | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1896 | 42.51 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1897 | 42.5 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1898 | 42.49 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1899 | 42.46 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 42.43 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 42.35 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 42.3 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 42.25 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 42.18 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 42.11 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1907 | 42.04 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 41.95 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1909 | 41.87 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1910 | 41.77 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 41.68 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1912 | 41.58 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 41.48 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1914 | 41.38 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1915 | 41.28 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1916 | 41.18 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1917 | 41.08 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 40.98 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1919 | 40.88 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 40.78 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1921 | 40.68 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1922 | 40.58 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1923 | 40.48 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1924 | 40.38 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1925 | 40.28 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1926 | 40.18 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1927 | 40.08 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1928 | 39.98 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 39.88 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 39.78 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1931 | 39.46 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1932 | 39.15 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1933 | 38.83 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1934 | 38.52 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1935 | 38.21 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1936 | 37.9 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1937 | 37.59 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1938 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1939 | 36.97 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1940 | 36.66 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1941 | 35.04 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 1942 | 33.46 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1943 | 31.95 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1944 | 30.11 deaths per 100 live births | -5.7% |
| 1945 | 28.38 deaths per 100 live births | -5.7% |
| 1946 | 26.75 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 1947 | 25.21 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 1948 | 23.76 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 1949 | 22.39 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 1950 | 21.1 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 1951 | 20.87 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 20.41 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 20.01 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 19.71 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 19.41 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 19.1 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 18.78 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 18.47 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 18.18 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 17.89 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 17.63 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 17.36 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 17.1 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 16.87 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 16.65 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 16.46 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 16.29 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 16.14 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 16.01 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 15.9 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 15.8 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 15.7 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 15.61 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 15.5 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 15.39 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 15.26 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 15.14 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 15.01 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 14.9 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 14.77 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 14.66 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 14.54 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 18.27 deaths per 100 live births | +25.6% |
| 1984 | 18.05 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 17.83 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 13.94 deaths per 100 live births | -21.8% |
| 1987 | 13.75 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 29.7 deaths per 100 live births | +116.0% |
| 1989 | 13.32 deaths per 100 live births | -55.1% |
| 1990 | 13.09 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 12.84 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 12.59 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 12.33 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 12.06 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 11.78 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 11.49 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 11.18 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 14.83 deaths per 100 live births | +32.7% |
| 1999 | 10.53 deaths per 100 live births | -29.0% |
| 2000 | 10.2 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 9.86 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 9.19 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 10.11 deaths per 100 live births | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 9.88 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 8.3 deaths per 100 live births | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 8.04 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 7.79 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 7.55 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 7.34 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 7.13 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 6.93 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 6.74 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 6.54 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 6.35 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 6.16 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 5.97 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 5.78 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.61 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 5.43 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 5.27 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 5.1 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 6.31 deaths per 100 live births | +23.8% |
| 2024 | 6.16 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 6.16 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.16 deaths per 100 live births, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 6.16 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.89 deaths per 100 live births, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +116.0% | 13.75 deaths per 100 live births | 29.7 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1989 | -55.1% | 29.7 deaths per 100 live births | 13.32 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1998 | +32.7% | 11.18 deaths per 100 live births | 14.83 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1999 | -29.0% | 14.83 deaths per 100 live births | 10.53 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1983 | +25.6% | 14.54 deaths per 100 live births | 18.27 deaths per 100 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1810s | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1820s | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1830s | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1840s | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1850s | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1860s | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1870s | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1880s | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1890s | 42.51 deaths per 100 live births | 42.46 deaths per 100 live births | 42.52 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1900s | 42.19 deaths per 100 live births | 41.87 deaths per 100 live births | 42.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1910s | 41.33 deaths per 100 live births | 40.88 deaths per 100 live births | 41.77 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1920s | 40.33 deaths per 100 live births | 39.88 deaths per 100 live births | 40.78 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1930s | 38.37 deaths per 100 live births | 36.97 deaths per 100 live births | 39.78 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1940s | 29.37 deaths per 100 live births | 22.39 deaths per 100 live births | 36.66 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1950s | 19.6 deaths per 100 live births | 18.18 deaths per 100 live births | 21.1 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.84 deaths per 100 live births | 16.01 deaths per 100 live births | 17.89 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.42 deaths per 100 live births | 14.9 deaths per 100 live births | 15.9 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.89 deaths per 100 live births | 13.32 deaths per 100 live births | 29.7 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.27 deaths per 100 live births | 10.53 deaths per 100 live births | 14.83 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.05 deaths per 100 live births | 7.55 deaths per 100 live births | 10.2 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.45 deaths per 100 live births | 5.61 deaths per 100 live births | 7.34 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.65 deaths per 100 live births | 5.1 deaths per 100 live births | 6.31 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 17 Zimbabwe 6.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 6.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 19 Madagascar 6.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 21 Lesotho 6 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 22 Mozambique 5.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 23 Togo 5.61 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality in Sudan?
- Child mortality in Sudan was 6.16 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.52 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
- What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 deaths per 100 live births in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for child mortality?
- Sudan ranks 20th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.