Number of under-five deaths in Sudan
Sudan: Number of under-five deaths was 101,879 in 2024. β² Rising
Number of under-five deaths in Sudan, 1960β2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in Sudan is 101,879, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Sudan peaked at 281,668 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 67,267, in 1960.
Sudan ranks 9th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74,195 | 67,267 | 82,943 | 10 |
| 1970s | 94,370 | 85,306 | 103,391 | 10 |
| 1980s | 143,079 | 106,685 | 281,668 | 10 |
| 1990s | 123,152 | 112,902 | 158,855 | 10 |
| 2000s | 107,234 | 96,700 | 119,994 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89,507 | 86,144 | 95,814 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91,498 | 82,516 | 103,844 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 841.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,804 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4956 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 2,032 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2,032 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 451,824 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Sudan?
- Number of under-five deaths in Sudan was 101,879 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 281,668 in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,267 in 1960.
- How does Sudan rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Sudan ranks 9th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.