Infant mortality rate in Sudan
Sudan: Infant mortality rate was 4.29 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.29 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
23rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
18.09 deaths per 100 live births
in 1988
All-time low
3.98 deaths per 100 live births
in 2022
Years of data
70
1955–2024
Infant mortality rate 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 in Sudan stood at 4.29 deaths per 100 live births.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Sudan peaked at 18.09 deaths per 100 live births in 1988 and was at its lowest, 3.98 deaths per 100 live births, in 2022.
Sudan ranks 23rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Sudan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 9.49 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1956 | 9.46 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 9.42 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 9.38 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 9.33 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 9.29 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 9.27 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 9.23 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 9.19 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 9.16 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 9.13 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 9.11 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 9.1 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 9.09 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 9.09 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 9.1 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 9.11 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 9.12 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 9.12 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 9.12 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 9.1 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 9.08 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 9.06 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 9.04 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 9.02 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 9 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 8.98 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 8.96 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 11.12 deaths per 100 live births | +24.1% |
| 1984 | 11.05 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 10.97 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 8.8 deaths per 100 live births | -19.8% |
| 1987 | 8.73 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 18.09 deaths per 100 live births | +107.1% |
| 1989 | 8.57 deaths per 100 live births | -52.6% |
| 1990 | 8.47 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 8.37 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 8.26 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 8.14 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 8.02 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 7.88 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 7.74 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 7.58 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | +27.6% |
| 1999 | 7.23 deaths per 100 live births | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 7.05 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 6.86 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 6.67 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 6.48 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 6.78 deaths per 100 live births | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 6.64 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 5.97 deaths per 100 live births | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 5.82 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 5.68 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.55 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 5.43 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 5.19 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.08 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.97 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 4.72 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 4.59 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 4.46 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 4.34 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 4.22 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 4.1 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 3.98 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 4.4 deaths per 100 live births | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 4.29 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 4.29 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.3 deaths per 100 live births, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 4.29 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.72 deaths per 100 live births, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality rate 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 | +107.1% | 8.73 deaths per 100 live births | 18.09 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1989 | -52.6% | 18.09 deaths per 100 live births | 8.57 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1998 | +27.6% | 7.58 deaths per 100 live births | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1999 | -25.2% | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 7.23 deaths per 100 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.41 deaths per 100 live births | 9.33 deaths per 100 live births | 9.49 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
| 1960s | 9.17 deaths per 100 live births | 9.09 deaths per 100 live births | 9.29 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.09 deaths per 100 live births | 9.02 deaths per 100 live births | 9.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.43 deaths per 100 live births | 8.57 deaths per 100 live births | 18.09 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.14 deaths per 100 live births | 7.23 deaths per 100 live births | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.35 deaths per 100 live births | 5.55 deaths per 100 live births | 7.05 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.89 deaths per 100 live births | 4.34 deaths per 100 live births | 5.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2 deaths per 100 live births | 3.98 deaths per 100 live births | 4.4 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 20 Burkina Faso 4.36 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 21 Djibouti 4.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 22 Madagascar 4.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 24 Eswatini 4.22 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 4.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 26 Cameroon 4.02 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 infant mortality rate in Sudan?
- Infant mortality rate in Sudan was 4.29 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 recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.09 deaths per 100 live births in 1988.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.98 deaths per 100 live births in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for infant mortality rate?
- Sudan ranks 23rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .