Number of deaths from malaria who in Sudan

Sudan: Number of deaths from malaria who was 12,689 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12,689
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
13th
of 109 countries
All-time high
12,689
in 2024
All-time low
2,936
in 2010
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of deaths from malaria who in Sudan, 2000–2024

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k2000201220242000: 6.4k2001: 6.1k2002: 4.9k2003: 4.6k2004: 4.2k2005: 4.3k2006: 4.3k2007: 3.8k2008: 3.2k2009: 3.0k2010: 2.9k2011: 3.0k2012: 3.1k2013: 3.3k2014: 3.7k2015: 4.4k2016: 5.3k2017: 6.2k2018: 6.7k2019: 7.4k2020: 7.9k2021: 8.7k2022: 9.1k2023: 12.5k2024: 12.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number of deaths from malaria who in Sudan stood at 12,689. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 244.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths from malaria who in Sudan peaked at 12,689 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,936, in 2010.

That places Sudan 13th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Number of deaths from malaria who in Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths from malaria who in Sudan, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 6,389 —
2001 6,098 -4.6%
2002 4,901 -19.6%
2003 4,624 -5.7%
2004 4,245 -8.2%
2005 4,261 +0.4%
2006 4,275 +0.3%
2007 3,781 -11.6%
2008 3,200 -15.4%
2009 3,035 -5.2%
2010 2,936 -3.3%
2011 2,963 +0.9%
2012 3,055 +3.1%
2013 3,259 +6.7%
2014 3,687 +13.1%
2015 4,431 +20.2%
2016 5,327 +20.2%
2017 6,165 +15.7%
2018 6,720 +9.0%
2019 7,365 +9.6%
2020 7,876 +6.9%
2021 8,658 +9.9%
2022 9,105 +5.2%
2023 12,500 +37.3%
2024 12,689 +1.5%

Sudan compared with similar countries

  • Sudan's 12,689 is above the median for low income countries, which is 6,646, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sudan's 12,689 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,646, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,481 3,035 6,389 10
2010s 4,591 2,936 7,365 10
2020s 10,166 7,876 12,689 5

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 10 Burkina Faso 16,184 compare
  2. 11 Mali 14,239 compare
  3. 12 Chad 13,862 compare
  4. 14 Cameroon 11,702 compare
  5. 15 Kenya 11,656 compare
  6. 16 Ghana 11,635 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths from malaria who in Sudan?
Number of deaths from malaria who in Sudan was 12,689 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths from malaria who recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 12,689 in 2024.
What is the lowest number of deaths from malaria who recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 2,936 in 2010.
How does Sudan rank for number of deaths from malaria who?
Sudan ranks 13th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of deaths from malaria who rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 244.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sudan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths from malaria who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths from malaria who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
109 places, 2,722 data points, 2000–2024
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