Mortality rate, under-5, male in Sudan
Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5, male 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 196 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 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, male 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% |
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 196 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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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.