Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Sudan
Sudan: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 39,470 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39,470 deaths
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
10th
of 199 countries
All-time high
42,968 deaths
in 1988
All-time low
26,559 deaths
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Sudan, 1970–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Sudan stood at 39,470 deaths.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Sudan peaked at 42,968 deaths in 1988 and was at its lowest, 26,559 deaths, in 1970.
Sudan ranks 10th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Sudan, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26,559 deaths | — |
| 1971 | 27,390 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 27,934 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 28,498 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 28,880 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 29,409 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 30,222 deaths | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 30,872 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 31,827 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 33,313 deaths | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 34,604 deaths | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 36,271 deaths | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 37,520 deaths | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 39,412 deaths | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 39,855 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 40,081 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 39,859 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 40,098 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 42,968 deaths | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 40,750 deaths | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 40,870 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 41,198 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 41,423 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 41,563 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 41,695 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 41,740 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 41,679 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 41,286 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 41,788 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 41,149 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 41,241 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 41,292 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 41,300 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 41,238 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 41,370 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 41,248 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 40,797 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 40,805 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40,723 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 40,946 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 41,245 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 40,746 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 40,174 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 39,800 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 39,578 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 40,193 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 40,359 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 40,543 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 41,182 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 41,410 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 41,255 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 40,827 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 40,569 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 40,727 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 39,470 deaths | -3.1% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 39,470 deaths is above the median for low income countries, which is 17,516 deaths, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 39,470 deaths is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,437 deaths, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29,490 deaths | 26,559 deaths | 33,313 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,142 deaths | 34,604 deaths | 42,968 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 41,439 deaths | 40,870 deaths | 41,788 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,096 deaths | 40,723 deaths | 41,370 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,523 deaths | 39,578 deaths | 41,410 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,570 deaths | 39,470 deaths | 41,255 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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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 number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Sudan?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Sudan was 39,470 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 42,968 deaths in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,559 deaths in 1970.
- How does Sudan rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Sudan ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .