Health in Sudan

1,036 indicators covering health for Sudan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard d 15.3% 2024 up 44.5% 154th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard devi 7.1% 2024 up 71.8% 138th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 40.0% 2024 up 18.6% 146th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 15.0% 2024 up 4.0% 13th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 16.1% 2024 up 47.1% 141st
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard dev 11.5% 2024 down 2.9% 15th
Number of under-five deaths 101,879 2024 up 15.0% 8th
Number of infant deaths 71,271 2024 up 5.7% 8th
Number of neonatal deaths 39,470 2024 down 0.3% 10th
Neonatal mortality rate 23.71 2024 down 17.5% 26th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 pe 42.91 2024 down 13.6% 23rd
Under-five mortality rate 61.6 2024 down 5.8% 20th
Domestic general government health expenditure 7.1% 2023 down 4.9% 141st
External health expenditure 16.3% 2023 up 225.5% 45th
External health expenditure per capita 3.44 current US$ 2023 down 29.6% 103rd
External health expenditure per capita, PPP 4.61 current international $ 2023 down 64.5% 116th
Death rate in armed conflicts by type 121.51 2025 up 13,044.3% 1st
Deaths in armed conflicts by type 62,775 2025 up 16,866.2% 1st
Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country 62,775 2025 up 16,866.2% 1st
Death rate in armed conflicts by type and country 121.51 2025 up 13,044.3% 1st
Deaths from one sided violence 62,775 2025 up 16,866.2% 1st
Haq by level of healthcare spending endpoints 48 2023 up 6.7% 161st
Healthcare access quality un 48 2023 up 6.7% 161st
Universal health coverage index 48 2023 up 6.7% 163rd
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 34.0% 2023 up 5.9% 49th
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 33.7% 2023 up 6.3% 51st
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 38.0% 2023 up 6.1% 45th
Stillbirth rate 21.5 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 10.4% 17th
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 32,000 2024 up 45.5% 44th
Life expectancy men women 69.63 2023 up 4.6% 195th
Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure 66.33 2023 up 4.6% 200th
Poverty vs life expectancy 66.33 2023 up 4.6% 200th
Life expectancy vs health expenditure 66.33 2023 up 4.6% 200th
Birth rate vs death rate 33.61 2023 down 6.7% 19th
Child mortality around the world 5.03 2023 down 26.9% 28th
Food supply vs life expectancy 66.33 2023 up 4.6% 200th
Life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men 69.63 2023 up 4.6% 195th
Life expectancy at birth including the un projections 66.33 2023 up 4.6% 200th
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years 63.27 2023 up 4.4% 205th
Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 5.03 2023 down 26.9% 28th
Annual number of deaths by world region 320,493 2023 up 13.5% 33rd
Births and deaths projected to 2100 320,493 2023 up 13.5% 33rd
Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth 66.33 2023 up 4.6% 200th
The worlds number of vaccinated one year olds 1.60 million 2023 up 22.7% 16th
Difference in male and female life expectancy 5.61 2023 up 8.9% 76th
Female to male life expectancy ratio 1.1 2023 up 0.2% 38th
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth 6.35 2023 up 6.9% 56th
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 3.1 2023 up 5.6% 176th
Womens life expectancy at birth 69.63 2023 up 4.6% 195th
Number of deaths per year 320,493 2023 up 13.5% 33rd
Crude death rate 6.4 2023 down 14.3% 159th
Measles number unvaccinated 762,834 2023 up 299.6% 7th
Polio number unvaccinated 731,697 2023 up 721.4% 7th
Infant mortality rates 3.62 2023 down 22.5% 32nd
Number of child deaths unwpp 83,414 2023 down 10.0% 12th
Number of infant deaths unwpp 60,789 2023 down 4.3% 13th
Number of deaths 320,493 2023 up 13.5% 33rd
Deaths by age group 78 2023 up 1,200.0% 91st
Number of infant deaths gho 64,922 2023 down 5.8% 11th
Neonatal mortality rate gho 2.48 2023 down 17.8% 25th