Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita was 0.0008 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Sudan, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Sudan is 0.0008 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.0023 units per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per person, in 2024.
Sudan ranks 23rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0023 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0022 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.002 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.002 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.002 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.002 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.002 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.002 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.002 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.002 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.002 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.002 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.001 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.001 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.001 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.9% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.0008 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0008 units per person, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.0008 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 units per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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 neonatal deaths, per capita in Sudan?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Sudan was 0.0008 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 units per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 23rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal 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 neonatal deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of neonatal deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- 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 neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.