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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Sudan

Name: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Sudan
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sudan: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.2501 under-five deaths per woman

Change on year

down 3.8%

World rank

20th

of 200 countries

All-time high

1.87 under-five deaths per woman

in 1988

All-time low

0.2125 under-five deaths per woman

in 2022

Years of data

1953–2024

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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

Sudan recorded 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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.

Sudan ranks 20th of 200 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	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

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for Sudan

Population ages 65 and above, female 861,249 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 534,398 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 557,882 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 888,556 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 572,651 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 588,428 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 562,157 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 543,117 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 548,223 (2025)

All data for Sudan →

Frequently asked questions

What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Sudan?: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 1.87 under-five deaths per woman in 1988.
What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2125 under-five deaths per woman in 2022.
How does Sudan rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?: Sudan ranks 20th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Unit: under-five deaths per woman
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).