Number of under-five deaths, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Number of under-five deaths, per capita was 0.002 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, per capita in Sudan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, per capita in Sudan stood at 0.002 units per person.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.0133 units per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 units per person, in 2022.
Sudan ranks 16th of 197 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 under-five deaths, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.008 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0079 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0078 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0077 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0076 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0076 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0075 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0071 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0069 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0068 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0066 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0065 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0064 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0062 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0062 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0079 units per person | +27.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0078 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0077 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0059 units per person | -22.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0133 units per person | +127.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0055 units per person | -58.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0053 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.005 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0045 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.006 units per person | +32.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 units per person | -30.7% |
| 2000 | 0.004 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0036 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0032 units per person | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 0.003 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.002 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 units per person | +24.2% |
| 2024 | 0.002 units per person | -2.7% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.002 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.002 units per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.002 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0016 units per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five 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 | +127.4% | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0133 units per person |
| 1989 | -58.6% | 0.0133 units per person | 0.0055 units per person |
| 1998 | +32.3% | 0.0045 units per person | 0.006 units per person |
| 1983 | +27.6% | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0079 units per person |
| 1999 | -30.7% | 0.006 units per person | 0.0042 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0133 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 13 Burkina Faso 0.0023 units per person compare
- 14 Mozambique 0.0021 units per person compare
- 15 Cameroon 0.0021 units per person compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 0.002 units per person compare
- 18 Equatorial Guinea 0.002 units per person compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 0.002 units 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 under-five deaths, per capita in Sudan?
- Number of under-five deaths, per capita in Sudan was 0.002 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0133 units per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 units per person in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for number of under-five deaths, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 16th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 under-five deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five 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 under-five deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of under-five 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 under-five deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.