Number of infant deaths, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Number of infant deaths, per capita was 0.0014 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Sudan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, per capita in Sudan stood at 0.0014 deaths per person.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.0078 deaths per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 deaths per person, in 2022.
Sudan ranks 16th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0043 deaths per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0043 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0043 deaths per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0043 deaths per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0043 deaths per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0043 deaths per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0043 deaths per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0043 deaths per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0043 deaths per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0043 deaths per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0043 deaths per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0043 deaths per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0043 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0042 deaths per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0041 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0041 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.004 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.004 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0039 deaths per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0039 deaths per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0039 deaths per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0039 deaths per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 deaths per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 deaths per person | +24.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0048 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0038 deaths per person | -20.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0038 deaths per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0078 deaths per person | +106.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 deaths per person | -53.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0036 deaths per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0035 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0034 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 deaths per person | +25.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 deaths per person | -26.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 deaths per person | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.002 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.002 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 deaths per person | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 deaths per person | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -3.2% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.0014 deaths per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0013 deaths per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.0014 deaths per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 deaths per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +106.2% | 0.0038 deaths per person | 0.0078 deaths per person |
| 1989 | -53.5% | 0.0078 deaths per person | 0.0036 deaths per person |
| 1998 | +25.8% | 0.0031 deaths per person | 0.0039 deaths per person |
| 1999 | -26.1% | 0.0039 deaths per person | 0.0029 deaths per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0043 deaths per person | 0.0043 deaths per person | 0.0043 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0041 deaths per person | 0.0039 deaths per person | 0.0043 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0045 deaths per person | 0.0036 deaths per person | 0.0078 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 deaths per person | 0.0029 deaths per person | 0.0039 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 deaths per person | 0.0021 deaths per person | 0.0028 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 deaths per person | 0.0015 deaths per person | 0.002 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 deaths per person | 0.0013 deaths per person | 0.0015 deaths per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 13 Sierra Leone 0.0016 deaths per person compare
- 14 Mozambique 0.0016 deaths per person compare
- 15 Benin 0.0015 deaths per person compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0014 deaths per person compare
- 18 Equatorial Guinea 0.0014 deaths per person compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 0.0013 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 infant deaths, per capita in Sudan?
- Number of infant deaths, per capita in Sudan was 0.0014 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0078 deaths per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 deaths per person in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for number of infant deaths, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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 infant deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant 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 infant deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.