Youth mortality rate in Sudan
Sudan: Youth mortality rate was 7.42 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth mortality rate in Sudan, 1968–2024
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
In 2024, youth mortality rate in Sudan stood at 7.42 deaths per 100 live births.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Sudan peaked at 31.81 deaths per 100 live births in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.77 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 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.37 deaths per 100 live births | 19.28 deaths per 100 live births | 19.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2 |
| 1970s | 18.41 deaths per 100 live births | 17.7 deaths per 100 live births | 19.1 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.47 deaths per 100 live births | 15.9 deaths per 100 live births | 31.81 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.36 deaths per 100 live births | 12.17 deaths per 100 live births | 17.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.48 deaths per 100 live births | 8.57 deaths per 100 live births | 11.92 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3 deaths per 100 live births | 6.34 deaths per 100 live births | 8.32 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | 5.77 deaths per 100 live births | 7.59 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 17 Madagascar 8.01 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 7.86 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 7.82 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 21 Zimbabwe 7.34 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 22 Lesotho 6.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 23 Mozambique 6.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Sudan?
- Youth mortality rate in Sudan was 7.42 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.81 deaths per 100 live births in 1988.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for youth mortality rate?
- Sudan ranks 20th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.