Stillbirths in Sudan
Sudan: Stillbirths was 36,973 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
36,973
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
11th
of 201 countries
All-time high
36,973
in 2023
All-time low
32,119
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirths in Sudan, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 36,973 for stillbirths in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirths in Sudan peaked at 36,973 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32,119, in 2000.
That places Sudan 11th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirths in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32,119 | — |
| 2001 | 32,615 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 32,981 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 33,112 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 33,126 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33,127 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32,982 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 33,092 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 33,249 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 33,822 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 34,375 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 34,093 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 33,680 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 33,423 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 33,243 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 33,904 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 34,148 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 34,384 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 35,232 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 35,826 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 36,076 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 36,281 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 36,613 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 36,973 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33,022 | 32,119 | 33,822 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,231 | 33,243 | 35,826 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,486 | 36,076 | 36,973 | 4 |
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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 ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 6.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0167 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0172 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirths in Sudan?
- Stillbirths in Sudan was 36,973 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest stillbirths recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 36,973 in 2023.
- What is the lowest stillbirths recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,119 in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for stillbirths?
- Sudan ranks 11th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirths rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Stillbirths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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