Mortality rate, adult, male in Sudan
Sudan: Mortality rate, adult, male was 243.99 per 1,000 male adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, adult, male in Sudan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 male adults.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, adult, male in Sudan stood at 243.99 per 1,000 male adults. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, male in Sudan peaked at 402.94 per 1,000 male adults in 1983 and was at its lowest, 243.99 per 1,000 male adults, in 2024.
That places Sudan 49th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, male in Sudan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 376.32 per 1,000 male adults | — |
| 1961 | 370.99 per 1,000 male adults | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 363.25 per 1,000 male adults | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 364.08 per 1,000 male adults | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 366.89 per 1,000 male adults | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 368.37 per 1,000 male adults | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 368.08 per 1,000 male adults | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 366.1 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 363.13 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 359.43 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 355.95 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 352.49 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 349.11 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 346.92 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 344.67 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 342.32 per 1,000 male adults | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 343.61 per 1,000 male adults | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 339.91 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 347.64 per 1,000 male adults | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 349.95 per 1,000 male adults | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 343.35 per 1,000 male adults | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 341.59 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 339.15 per 1,000 male adults | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 402.94 per 1,000 male adults | +18.8% |
| 1984 | 401.75 per 1,000 male adults | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 401.19 per 1,000 male adults | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 361.98 per 1,000 male adults | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 361.04 per 1,000 male adults | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 360.6 per 1,000 male adults | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 365.53 per 1,000 male adults | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 356.67 per 1,000 male adults | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 351.88 per 1,000 male adults | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 340.63 per 1,000 male adults | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 339.38 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 326 per 1,000 male adults | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 324.81 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 326.81 per 1,000 male adults | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 320.26 per 1,000 male adults | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 321.29 per 1,000 male adults | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 311.96 per 1,000 male adults | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 311.36 per 1,000 male adults | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 312.83 per 1,000 male adults | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 322.28 per 1,000 male adults | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 349.81 per 1,000 male adults | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 392.06 per 1,000 male adults | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 381.74 per 1,000 male adults | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 312.31 per 1,000 male adults | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 292.65 per 1,000 male adults | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 302.46 per 1,000 male adults | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 275.16 per 1,000 male adults | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 272.36 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 272.83 per 1,000 male adults | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 271.92 per 1,000 male adults | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 281.63 per 1,000 male adults | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 270.25 per 1,000 male adults | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 265.28 per 1,000 male adults | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 263.12 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 254.06 per 1,000 male adults | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 250.27 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 246.68 per 1,000 male adults | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 259.28 per 1,000 male adults | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 281.95 per 1,000 male adults | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 259.36 per 1,000 male adults | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 259.54 per 1,000 male adults | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 243.99 per 1,000 male adults | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 366.66 per 1,000 male adults | 359.43 per 1,000 male adults | 376.32 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 347.26 per 1,000 male adults | 339.91 per 1,000 male adults | 355.95 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 367.91 per 1,000 male adults | 339.15 per 1,000 male adults | 402.94 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 331.97 per 1,000 male adults | 311.96 per 1,000 male adults | 356.67 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 325.27 per 1,000 male adults | 275.16 per 1,000 male adults | 392.06 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 264.84 per 1,000 male adults | 246.68 per 1,000 male adults | 281.63 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 260.82 per 1,000 male adults | 243.99 per 1,000 male adults | 281.95 per 1,000 male adults | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, adult, male in Sudan?
- Mortality rate, adult, male in Sudan was 243.99 per 1,000 male adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 402.94 per 1,000 male adults in 1983.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 243.99 per 1,000 male adults in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for mortality rate, adult, male?
- Sudan ranks 49th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, male rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.