Mortality rate, infant, male in Sudan
Sudan: Mortality rate, infant, male was 47.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
47.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
22nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
189.1 per 1,000 live births
in 1988
All-time low
44.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2022
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in Sudan, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant, male in Sudan is 47.2 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Sudan peaked at 189.1 per 1,000 live births in 1988 and was at its lowest, 44.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2022.
Sudan ranks 22nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, male in Sudan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 100.6 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 100.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 99.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 99.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 99.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 98.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 98.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 98.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 98.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 98.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 98.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 98.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 98.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 98.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 98.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 98.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 98.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 98.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 98.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 98.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 98 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 97.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 97.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 119.4 per 1,000 live births | +22.3% |
| 1984 | 118.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 117.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 96.2 per 1,000 live births | -18.4% |
| 1987 | 95.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 189.1 per 1,000 live births | +97.8% |
| 1989 | 93.9 per 1,000 live births | -50.3% |
| 1990 | 92.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 91.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 90.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 89.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 88.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 86.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 85.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 83.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 104.6 per 1,000 live births | +24.7% |
| 1999 | 80 per 1,000 live births | -23.5% |
| 2000 | 78 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 75.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 73.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 71.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 74.6 per 1,000 live births | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 73 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 66.1 per 1,000 live births | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 64.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 62.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 61.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 60.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 59 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 57.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 56.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 55.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 53.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 52.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 51 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 49.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 46.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 45.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 44.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 48.5 per 1,000 live births | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.19 per 1,000 live births | 98.3 per 1,000 live births | 100.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 98.47 per 1,000 live births | 98.1 per 1,000 live births | 98.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 112.41 per 1,000 live births | 93.9 per 1,000 live births | 189.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.41 per 1,000 live births | 80 per 1,000 live births | 104.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.2 per 1,000 live births | 61.5 per 1,000 live births | 78 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.37 per 1,000 live births | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | 60.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5 per 1,000 live births | 44.3 per 1,000 live births | 48.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 19 Burkina Faso 47.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Madagascar 47.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Mozambique 47.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 23 Djibouti 46.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 46.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 25 Eswatini 46.6 per 1,000 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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0028 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Sudan?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Sudan was 47.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 189.1 per 1,000 live births in 1988.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3 per 1,000 live births in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Sudan ranks 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.