Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) in Sudan
Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) was 66.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
66.4 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
20th
of 197 countries
All-time high
305.1 per 1,000 live births
in 1988
All-time low
56 per 1,000 live births
in 2022
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, 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
Sudan recorded 66.4 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, male in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Sudan peaked at 305.1 per 1,000 live births in 1988 and was at its lowest, 56 per 1,000 live births, in 2022.
Sudan ranks 20th of 197 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, male (per 1,000 live births) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 186.3 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 183.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 180.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 178.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 176 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 173.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 171.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 169.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 168.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 167.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 166 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 165 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 164.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 163.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 162.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 161.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 160.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 159.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 157.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 156.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 155.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 154.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 153.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 190.6 per 1,000 live births | +24.3% |
| 1984 | 188.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 186.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 147.5 per 1,000 live births | -20.8% |
| 1987 | 145.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 305.1 per 1,000 live births | +109.5% |
| 1989 | 141.3 per 1,000 live births | -53.7% |
| 1990 | 138.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 136.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 134 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 131.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 128.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 125.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 122.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 119.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 156.2 per 1,000 live births | +30.4% |
| 1999 | 113 per 1,000 live births | -27.7% |
| 2000 | 109.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 106.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 102.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 99.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 108.1 per 1,000 live births | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 105.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 89.6 per 1,000 live births | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 86.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 84.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 82 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 79.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 77.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 75.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 73.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 71.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 69.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 67.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 65.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 63.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 61.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 59.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 57.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 56 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 68.1 per 1,000 live births | +21.6% |
| 2024 | 66.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 66.4 per 1,000 live births is above the median for low income countries, which is 66.4 per 1,000 live births, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 66.4 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.8 per 1,000 live births, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 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 | +109.5% | 145.6 per 1,000 live births | 305.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 1989 | -53.7% | 305.1 per 1,000 live births | 141.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 1998 | +30.4% | 119.8 per 1,000 live births | 156.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 1999 | -27.7% | 156.2 per 1,000 live births | 113 per 1,000 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 175.65 per 1,000 live births | 167.2 per 1,000 live births | 186.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 161.6 per 1,000 live births | 156.6 per 1,000 live births | 166 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 176.79 per 1,000 live births | 141.3 per 1,000 live births | 305.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 130.71 per 1,000 live births | 113 per 1,000 live births | 156.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.38 per 1,000 live births | 82 per 1,000 live births | 109.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.41 per 1,000 live births | 61.4 per 1,000 live births | 79.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.56 per 1,000 live births | 56 per 1,000 live births | 68.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Sudan?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Sudan was 66.4 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, male recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 305.1 per 1,000 live births in 1988.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56 per 1,000 live births in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Sudan ranks 20th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.