Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Sudan
Sudan: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) was 42.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
42.9 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
23rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
180.9 per 1,000 live births
in 1988
All-time low
39.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2022
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant 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
Sudan recorded 42.9 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Sudan peaked at 180.9 per 1,000 live births in 1988 and was at its lowest, 39.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2022.
That places Sudan 23rd out of 197 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, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 92.9 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 92.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 92.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 91.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 91.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 91.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 91.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 91 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 90.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 90.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 91 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 91.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 91.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 91.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 91.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 91 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 90.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 90.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 90.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 90.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 90 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 89.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 89.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 111.2 per 1,000 live births | +24.1% |
| 1984 | 110.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 109.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 88 per 1,000 live births | -19.8% |
| 1987 | 87.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 180.9 per 1,000 live births | +107.2% |
| 1989 | 85.7 per 1,000 live births | -52.6% |
| 1990 | 84.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 83.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 82.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 81.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 80.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 78.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 77.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 75.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 96.7 per 1,000 live births | +27.6% |
| 1999 | 72.3 per 1,000 live births | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 70.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 68.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 66.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 64.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 66.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 59.7 per 1,000 live births | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 58.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 56.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 55.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 54.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 53.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 51.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 50.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 49.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 48.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 45.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 44.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 42.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 41 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 39.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 44 per 1,000 live births | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 42.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 42.9 per 1,000 live births is below the median for low income countries, which is 43 per 1,000 live births, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 42.9 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2 per 1,000 live births, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) 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 | +107.2% | 87.3 per 1,000 live births | 180.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 1989 | -52.6% | 180.9 per 1,000 live births | 85.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 1998 | +27.6% | 75.8 per 1,000 live births | 96.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 1999 | -25.2% | 96.7 per 1,000 live births | 72.3 per 1,000 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.66 per 1,000 live births | 90.9 per 1,000 live births | 92.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 90.87 per 1,000 live births | 90.2 per 1,000 live births | 91.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 104.27 per 1,000 live births | 85.7 per 1,000 live births | 180.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.36 per 1,000 live births | 72.3 per 1,000 live births | 96.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.5 per 1,000 live births | 55.5 per 1,000 live births | 70.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.93 per 1,000 live births | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | 54.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.98 per 1,000 live births | 39.8 per 1,000 live births | 44 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 20 Burkina Faso 43.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Djibouti 43 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Madagascar 43 per 1,000 live births compare
- 24 Eswatini 42.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 42.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 26 Cameroon 40.2 per 1,000 live births compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0737 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Sudan?
- Mortality rate, infant in Sudan was 42.9 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 recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 180.9 per 1,000 live births in 1988.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8 per 1,000 live births in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Sudan ranks 23rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.