What is child mortality rate in Sudan?

Child mortality rate in Sudan was 6.16 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Sudan?

The highest recorded value was 29.7 deaths per 100 live births in 1988.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Sudan?

The lowest recorded value was 5.1 deaths per 100 live births in 2022.

How does Sudan rank for child mortality rate?

Sudan ranks 20th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Sudan?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sudan data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Sudan

Name: Child mortality rate in Sudan
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sudan: Child mortality rate was 6.16 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

6.16 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

20th

of 199 countries

All-time high

29.7 deaths per 100 live births

in 1988

All-time low

5.1 deaths per 100 live births

in 2022

Years of data

1953–2024

Child mortality rate in Sudan, 1953–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Sudan recorded 6.16 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Sudan peaked at 29.7 deaths per 100 live births in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.1 deaths per 100 live births, in 2022.

Sudan ranks 20th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	19.09 deaths per 100 live births	18.18 deaths per 100 live births	20.01 deaths per 100 live births	7
1960s	16.84 deaths per 100 live births	16.01 deaths per 100 live births	17.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	15.42 deaths per 100 live births	14.9 deaths per 100 live births	15.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	16.89 deaths per 100 live births	13.32 deaths per 100 live births	29.7 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	12.27 deaths per 100 live births	10.53 deaths per 100 live births	14.83 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	9.05 deaths per 100 live births	7.55 deaths per 100 live births	10.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	6.45 deaths per 100 live births	5.61 deaths per 100 live births	7.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	5.65 deaths per 100 live births	5.1 deaths per 100 live births	6.31 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Sudan

17 Zimbabwe 6.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
18 Cote d'Ivoire 6.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
19 Madagascar 6.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
21 Lesotho 6 deaths per 100 live births compare
22 Mozambique 5.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
23 Togo 5.61 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Sudan

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 2,032 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2,032 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 451,824 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 450,225 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 464,203 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 462,098 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 475,943 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 473,410 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Sudan?: Child mortality rate in Sudan was 6.16 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 29.7 deaths per 100 live births in 1988.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 5.1 deaths per 100 live births in 2022.
How does Sudan rank for child mortality rate?: Sudan ranks 20th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Sudan?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sudan data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .