Number of child deaths, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Number of child deaths, per capita was 0.002 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths, per capita in Sudan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths, per capita in Sudan is 0.002 deaths per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.0133 deaths per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 deaths per person, in 2022.
That places Sudan 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of child deaths, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.008 deaths per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0079 deaths per person | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0078 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0077 deaths per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0076 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0076 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0075 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0074 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0074 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0073 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0073 deaths per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0073 deaths per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0072 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0071 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0069 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0068 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0066 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0065 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0064 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0063 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0063 deaths per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0062 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0062 deaths per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0079 deaths per person | +27.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0078 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0077 deaths per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0059 deaths per person | -22.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0059 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0133 deaths per person | +127.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0055 deaths per person | -58.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0055 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0054 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0053 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.005 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0045 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.006 deaths per person | +32.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 deaths per person | -30.7% |
| 2000 | 0.004 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0036 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 deaths per person | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0032 deaths per person | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 0.003 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 deaths per person | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 deaths per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 deaths per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 deaths per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.002 deaths per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 deaths per person | +24.2% |
| 2024 | 0.002 deaths per person | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0076 deaths per person | 0.0073 deaths per person | 0.008 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0068 deaths per person | 0.0063 deaths per person | 0.0073 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0073 deaths per person | 0.0055 deaths per person | 0.0133 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 deaths per person | 0.0042 deaths per person | 0.006 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 deaths per person | 0.0028 deaths per person | 0.004 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 deaths per person | 0.0019 deaths per person | 0.0027 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 deaths per person | 0.0017 deaths per person | 0.0021 deaths per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 13 Burkina Faso 0.0023 deaths per person compare
- 14 Mozambique 0.0021 deaths per person compare
- 15 Cameroon 0.0021 deaths per person compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 0.002 deaths per person compare
- 18 Equatorial Guinea 0.002 deaths per person compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 0.002 deaths per person compare
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths, per capita in Sudan?
- Number of child deaths, per capita in Sudan was 0.002 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0133 deaths per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 deaths per person in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of child deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.