Coverage of essential health services (UNICEF) in Sudan
Sudan: Coverage of essential health services was 48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
48
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 20 countries
All-time high
48
in 2022
All-time low
27
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Coverage of essential health services in Sudan, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 48 for coverage of essential health services in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services in Sudan peaked at 48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27, in 2000.
That places Sudan 18th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Coverage of essential health services in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27 | — |
| 2001 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 33 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 37 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 41 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 45 | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 48 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 48 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30 | 27 | 37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1 | 38 | 47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.25 | 46 | 48 | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services in Sudan?
- Coverage of essential health services in Sudan was 48 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2022.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for coverage of essential health services?
- Sudan ranks 18th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Coverage of essential health services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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