Number of child deaths per woman in Sudan
Sudan: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths per woman in Sudan, 1953–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths per woman in Sudan is 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Sudan peaked at 1.87 under-five deaths per woman in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.2125 under-five deaths per woman, in 2022.
That places Sudan 20th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.27 under-five deaths per woman | 1.21 under-five deaths per woman | 1.34 under-five deaths per woman | 7 |
| 1960s | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | 1.01 under-five deaths per woman | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8302 under-five deaths per woman | 1.87 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7152 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5737 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8165 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4665 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3815 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5487 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3134 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2588 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3681 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2408 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2125 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2599 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 18 Cameroon 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 19 Angola 0.2519 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 21 Uganda 0.2387 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 22 Burundi 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 23 Madagascar 0.2353 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Sudan
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.511 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 26.44 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 23.88 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 31.32 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -2.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Sudan?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Sudan was 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 under-five deaths per woman in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2125 under-five deaths per woman in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Sudan ranks 20th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).