Infant mortality rate by sex in Sudan
Sudan: Infant mortality rate by sex was 3.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.84 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
22nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
17.22 deaths per 100 live births
in 1988
All-time low
3.5 deaths per 100 live births
in 2022
Years of data
70
1955–2024
Infant mortality rate by sex in Sudan, 1955–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality rate by sex in Sudan stood at 3.84 deaths per 100 live births.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate by sex in Sudan peaked at 17.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1988 and was at its lowest, 3.5 deaths per 100 live births, in 2022.
That places Sudan 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate by sex in Sudan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 8.67 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1956 | 8.64 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 8.61 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 8.57 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 8.53 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 8.49 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 8.47 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 8.43 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 8.39 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 8.37 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 8.34 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 8.33 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 8.32 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 8.31 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 8.3 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 8.31 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 8.32 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 8.32 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 8.32 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8.32 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 8.3 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 8.28 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 8.25 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 8.21 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 8.19 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 8.16 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 8.13 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 8.11 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 10.27 deaths per 100 live births | +26.6% |
| 1984 | 10.19 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 10.11 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 7.94 deaths per 100 live births | -21.5% |
| 1987 | 7.87 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 17.22 deaths per 100 live births | +118.9% |
| 1989 | 7.7 deaths per 100 live births | -55.3% |
| 1990 | 7.61 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 7.51 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 7.4 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 7.28 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 7.16 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 7.02 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 6.87 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 6.73 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 8.84 deaths per 100 live births | +31.3% |
| 1999 | 6.42 deaths per 100 live births | -27.4% |
| 2000 | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 6.08 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 5.91 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 5.75 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 6.07 deaths per 100 live births | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 5.95 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 5.3 deaths per 100 live births | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 5.17 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 5.04 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 4.91 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 4.8 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.69 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.59 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 4.49 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.39 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.27 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 4.16 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 4.05 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.82 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.71 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 3.5 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 3.84 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 3.84 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.84 deaths per 100 live births, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 3.84 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.31 deaths per 100 live births, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality rate by sex 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 | +118.9% | 7.87 deaths per 100 live births | 17.22 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1989 | -55.3% | 17.22 deaths per 100 live births | 7.7 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1998 | +31.3% | 6.73 deaths per 100 live births | 8.84 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1983 | +26.6% | 8.11 deaths per 100 live births | 10.27 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1999 | -27.4% | 8.84 deaths per 100 live births | 6.42 deaths per 100 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.6 deaths per 100 live births | 8.53 deaths per 100 live births | 8.67 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
| 1960s | 8.37 deaths per 100 live births | 8.3 deaths per 100 live births | 8.49 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.28 deaths per 100 live births | 8.19 deaths per 100 live births | 8.32 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.57 deaths per 100 live births | 7.7 deaths per 100 live births | 17.22 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.29 deaths per 100 live births | 6.42 deaths per 100 live births | 8.84 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.64 deaths per 100 live births | 4.91 deaths per 100 live births | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.32 deaths per 100 live births | 3.82 deaths per 100 live births | 4.8 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.72 deaths per 100 live births | 3.5 deaths per 100 live births | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 19 Burkina Faso 3.92 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 20 Cote d'Ivoire 3.89 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 21 Djibouti 3.89 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 23 Madagascar 3.84 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 24 Eswatini 3.75 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 3.71 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate by sex in Sudan?
- Infant mortality rate by sex in Sudan was 3.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1988.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 deaths per 100 live births in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Sudan ranks 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .