Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Sudan

Sudan: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 21.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
21.2%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
69th
of 185 countries
All-time high
26.7%
in 2000
All-time low
21.2%
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Sudan, 2000–2021

01020302000201020212000: 26.7 %2001: 26.3 %2002: 26 %2003: 25.5 %2004: 25 %2005: 24.6 %2006: 24.2 %2007: 24 %2008: 24 %2009: 23.7 %2010: 23.2 %2011: 23.7 %2012: 23.4 %2013: 23.3 %2014: 23.1 %2015: 22.9 %2016: 22.8 %2017: 22.7 %2018: 22.8 %2019: 22.4 %2020: 22.6 %2021: 21.2 %

Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Sudan recorded 21.2% for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Sudan peaked at 26.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2021.

That places Sudan 69th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.0% 23.7% 26.7% 10
2010s 23.0% 22.4% 23.7% 10
2020s 21.9% 21.2% 22.6% 2

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 67 Senegal 21.4% compare
  2. 68 Syria 21.3% compare
  3. 69 Congo 21.2% compare
  4. 69 Kazakhstan 21.2% compare
  5. 72 Benin 20.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Sudan?
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Sudan was 21.2% in 2021, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2021.
How does Sudan rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
Sudan ranks 69th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sudan data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
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