Number of children who die before age 5 in Sudan
Sudan: Number of children who die before age 5 was 83,414 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83,414 deaths
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
12th
of 236 countries
All-time high
155,438 deaths
in 1984
All-time low
59,680 deaths
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children who die before age 5 in Sudan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children who die before age 5 in Sudan stood at 83,414 deaths.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Sudan peaked at 155,438 deaths in 1984 and was at its lowest, 59,680 deaths, in 1950.
Sudan ranks 12th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children who die before age 5 in Sudan, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 59,680 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 60,710 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 61,748 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 62,582 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 63,452 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 64,279 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 65,031 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 65,824 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 66,667 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 67,424 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 68,333 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 69,354 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 70,706 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 72,049 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 73,906 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 75,733 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 77,662 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 79,742 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 81,898 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 84,102 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 86,437 deaths | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 88,908 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 90,989 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 92,966 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 95,242 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 96,487 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 98,378 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 99,981 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 102,104 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 105,549 deaths | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 108,942 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 113,058 deaths | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 116,646 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 154,385 deaths | +32.4% |
| 1984 | 155,438 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 155,422 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 121,280 deaths | -22.0% |
| 1987 | 121,917 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 123,080 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 124,259 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 123,108 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 123,145 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 123,193 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 124,034 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 122,287 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 121,898 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 121,286 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 119,624 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 117,606 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 116,701 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 114,423 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 112,861 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 112,287 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 116,515 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 122,842 deaths | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 121,891 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 108,618 deaths | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 104,364 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 104,807 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 99,189 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 98,294 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 96,356 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 94,373 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 92,686 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 90,963 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 90,607 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 89,986 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 89,214 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 89,135 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 88,701 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 87,476 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 85,800 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 84,340 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 83,414 deaths | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63,740 deaths | 59,680 deaths | 67,424 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 75,348 deaths | 68,333 deaths | 84,102 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 95,704 deaths | 86,437 deaths | 105,549 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 129,443 deaths | 108,942 deaths | 155,438 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 121,288 deaths | 116,701 deaths | 124,034 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 111,780 deaths | 99,189 deaths | 122,842 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,032 deaths | 88,701 deaths | 98,294 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,258 deaths | 83,414 deaths | 87,476 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who die before age 5 in Sudan?
- Number of children who die before age 5 in Sudan was 83,414 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 155,438 deaths in 1984.
- What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,680 deaths in 1950.
- How does Sudan rank for number of children who die before age 5?
- Sudan ranks 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.