Number of deaths in Sudan
Sudan: Number of deaths was 320,493 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
320,493
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
33rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
336,278
in 2021
All-time low
117,682
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths in Sudan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths in Sudan is 320,493, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in Sudan peaked at 336,278 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 117,682, in 1950.
Sudan ranks 33rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 117,682 | — |
| 1951 | 119,565 | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 122,065 | +2.1% |
| 1953 | 123,733 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 125,441 | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 127,141 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 128,992 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 130,736 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 132,579 | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 134,523 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 136,479 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 138,415 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 140,411 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 142,843 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 147,211 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 151,142 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 154,842 | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 158,533 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 162,165 | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 165,784 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 169,659 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 173,769 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 177,378 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 181,408 | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 186,683 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 190,413 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 195,974 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 200,259 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 208,321 | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 215,887 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 218,231 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 225,084 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 233,475 | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 300,609 | +28.8% |
| 1984 | 304,432 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 306,690 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 253,191 | -17.4% |
| 1987 | 256,375 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 259,386 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 265,878 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 264,237 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 268,850 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 269,922 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 273,636 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 268,776 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 269,694 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 272,943 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 272,166 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 274,050 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 276,257 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 277,388 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 278,922 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 283,999 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 303,764 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 331,882 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 331,369 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 289,964 | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 280,746 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 289,056 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 274,727 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 276,891 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 277,772 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 277,952 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 282,408 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 279,915 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 282,932 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 286,651 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 287,934 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 293,944 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 298,306 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 317,506 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 336,278 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 322,066 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 320,493 | -0.5% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 320,493 is above the median for low income countries, which is 183,374, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 320,493 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,128, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +28.8% | 233,475 | 300,609 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 126,246 | 117,682 | 134,523 | 10 |
| 1960s | 149,782 | 136,479 | 165,784 | 10 |
| 1970s | 189,975 | 169,659 | 215,887 | 10 |
| 1980s | 262,335 | 218,231 | 306,690 | 10 |
| 1990s | 271,053 | 264,237 | 276,257 | 10 |
| 2000s | 294,182 | 274,727 | 331,882 | 10 |
| 2010s | 284,470 | 276,891 | 298,306 | 10 |
| 2020s | 324,086 | 317,506 | 336,278 | 4 |
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,804 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in Sudan?
- Number of deaths in Sudan was 320,493 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 336,278 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,682 in 1950.
- How does Sudan rank for number of deaths?
- Sudan ranks 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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