Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Sudan
Sudan: Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of was 68 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Sudan, 1981–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Sudan stood at 68.
That represents a change of up 47.8% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Sudan peaked at 90 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.
Sudan ranks 18th of 20 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | — |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1984 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 1986 | 11 | +83.3% |
| 1987 | 22 | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 44 | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 61 | +38.6% |
| 1990 | 57 | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 52 | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 49 | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 48 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 51 | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 59 | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 58 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 49 | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 51 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 58 | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 65 | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 67 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 69 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 73 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 79 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 90 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 87 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 85 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 88 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 81 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 51 | -36.2% |
| 2024 | 46 | -9.8% |
| 2025 | 68 | +47.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 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 | +100.0% | 1 | 2 |
| 1985 | +100.0% | 3 | 6 |
| 1987 | +100.0% | 11 | 22 |
| 1988 | +100.0% | 22 | 44 |
| 1986 | +83.3% | 6 | 11 |
| 1984 | +50.0% | 2 | 3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.78 | 1 | 61 | 9 |
| 1990s | 53.1 | 48 | 59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.8 | 58 | 82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5 | 85 | 90 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.67 | 46 | 86 | 6 |
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 percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Sudan?
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Sudan was 68 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 90 in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
- How does Sudan rank for percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of?
- Sudan ranks 18th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of measles-containing vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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