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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000201120232000: 32.1k2001: 32.6k2002: 33.0k2003: 33.1k2004: 33.1k2005: 33.1k2006: 33.0k2007: 33.1k2008: 33.2k2009: 33.8k2010: 34.4k2011: 34.1k2012: 33.7k2013: 33.4k2014: 33.2k2015: 33.9k2016: 34.1k2017: 34.4k2018: 35.2k2019: 35.8k2020: 36.1k2021: 36.3k2022: 36.6k2023: 37.0k

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

Annual values for Stillbirths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Sudan, 2000 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 8 Afghanistan 42,352 compare
  2. 9 China (People’s Republic of) 41,750 compare
  3. 10 Indonesia 37,644 compare
  4. 12 Yemen 29,458 compare
  5. 13 Somalia 28,523 compare
  6. 14 Angola 27,987 compare

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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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Indicator
Stillbirths (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
235 places, 5,640 data points, 2000–2023
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