Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Sudan
Sudan: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2501 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
20th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.87 under-five deaths per woman
in 1988
All-time low
0.2125 under-five deaths per woman
in 2022
Years of data
72
1953–2024
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Sudan, 1953–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Sudan peaked at 1.87 under-five deaths per woman in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.2125 under-five deaths per woman, in 2022.
Sudan ranks 20th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Sudan, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 1.34 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1954 | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 1.3 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 1.21 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 1.17 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 1.16 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 1.14 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 1.14 under-five deaths per woman | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 1.13 under-five deaths per woman | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 1.13 under-five deaths per woman | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.1 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.01 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.994 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9792 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9657 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.2 under-five deaths per woman | +24.8% |
| 1984 | 1.18 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.16 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.896 under-five deaths per woman | -22.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8739 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.87 under-five deaths per woman | +113.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8302 under-five deaths per woman | -55.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8072 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7855 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7621 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7352 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7086 under-five deaths per woman | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6818 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6555 under-five deaths per woman | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6257 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8165 under-five deaths per woman | +30.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5737 under-five deaths per woman | -29.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5487 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5254 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4998 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4754 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5153 under-five deaths per woman | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4978 under-five deaths per woman | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4187 under-five deaths per woman | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4072 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3954 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3815 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3681 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3391 under-five deaths per woman | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3302 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3214 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3109 under-five deaths per woman | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2974 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2841 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2706 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2588 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2467 under-five deaths per woman | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2348 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2125 under-five deaths per woman | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2599 under-five deaths per woman | +22.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.27 under-five deaths per woman | 1.21 under-five deaths per woman | 1.34 under-five deaths per woman | 7 |
| 1960s | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | 1.01 under-five deaths per woman | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8302 under-five deaths per woman | 1.87 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7152 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5737 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8165 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4665 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3815 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5487 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3134 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2588 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3681 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2408 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2125 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2599 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 18 Cameroon 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 19 Angola 0.2519 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 21 Uganda 0.2387 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 22 Burundi 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 23 Madagascar 0.2353 under-five deaths per woman compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Sudan?
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Sudan was 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 under-five deaths per woman in 1988.
- What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2125 under-five deaths per woman in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Sudan ranks 20th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).