Mortality rate, under-5, female in Sudan
Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 56.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
56.6 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
20th
of 196 countries
All-time high
288.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1988
All-time low
45.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2022
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female 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, under-5, female in Sudan is 56.6 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Sudan peaked at 288.5 per 1,000 live births in 1988 and was at its lowest, 45.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2022.
Sudan ranks 20th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Sudan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 171 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 168.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 165.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 163.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 161.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 158.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 157.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 155.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 154 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 152.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 151.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 150.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 149.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 148.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 147.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 146 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 144.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 143.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 142.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 140.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 139.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 138.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 137.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 174.3 per 1,000 live births | +27.1% |
| 1984 | 172.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 169.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 131 per 1,000 live births | -22.9% |
| 1987 | 129.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 288.5 per 1,000 live births | +123.5% |
| 1989 | 124.7 per 1,000 live births | -56.8% |
| 1990 | 122.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 120 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 117.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 114.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 112.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 109.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 106.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 103.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 140.1 per 1,000 live births | +35.5% |
| 1999 | 97.2 per 1,000 live births | -30.6% |
| 2000 | 94 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 90.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 87.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 84.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 93.9 per 1,000 live births | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 91.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 76.1 per 1,000 live births | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 73.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 71.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 68.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 66.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 64.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 62.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 61 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 59.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 57.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 55.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 53.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 52.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 50.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 48.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 45.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 57.9 per 1,000 live births | +26.7% |
| 2024 | 56.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 160.76 per 1,000 live births | 152.6 per 1,000 live births | 171 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 146.41 per 1,000 live births | 140.8 per 1,000 live births | 151.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 160.45 per 1,000 live births | 124.7 per 1,000 live births | 288.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 114.35 per 1,000 live births | 97.2 per 1,000 live births | 140.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.2 per 1,000 live births | 68.9 per 1,000 live births | 94 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.34 per 1,000 live births | 50.4 per 1,000 live births | 66.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.24 per 1,000 live births | 45.7 per 1,000 live births | 57.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 17 Zimbabwe 57.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 57.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Madagascar 57.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Mozambique 55 per 1,000 live births compare
- 22 Lesotho 53.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 23 Togo 51.7 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Sudan?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Sudan was 56.6 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, under-5, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 288.5 per 1,000 live births in 1988.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7 per 1,000 live births in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Sudan ranks 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.