What is mortality rate, under-5 in Sudan?

Mortality rate, under-5 in Sudan was 61.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Sudan?

The highest recorded value was 297 per 1,000 live births in 1988.

What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Sudan?

The lowest recorded value was 51 per 1,000 live births in 2022.

How does Sudan rank for mortality rate, under-5?

Sudan ranks 20th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, under-5 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, under-5 in Sudan

Name: Mortality rate, under-5 in Sudan
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5 was 61.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

61.6 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

20th

of 195 countries

All-time high

297 per 1,000 live births

in 1988

All-time low

51 per 1,000 live births

in 2022

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, under-5 in Sudan, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5 in Sudan is 61.6 per 1,000 live births, measured 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, mortality rate, under-5 in Sudan peaked at 297 per 1,000 live births in 1988 and was at its lowest, 51 per 1,000 live births, in 2022.

Sudan ranks 20th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	168.4 per 1,000 live births	160.1 per 1,000 live births	178.9 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	154.21 per 1,000 live births	149 per 1,000 live births	159 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	168.83 per 1,000 live births	133.2 per 1,000 live births	297 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	122.72 per 1,000 live births	105.3 per 1,000 live births	148.3 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	90.44 per 1,000 live births	75.5 per 1,000 live births	102 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	64.54 per 1,000 live births	56.1 per 1,000 live births	73.4 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	56.54 per 1,000 live births	51 per 1,000 live births	63.1 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Sudan

17 Zimbabwe 64.7 per 1,000 live births compare
18 Cote d'Ivoire 64.5 per 1,000 live births compare
19 Madagascar 62.4 per 1,000 live births compare
21 Lesotho 60 per 1,000 live births compare
22 Mozambique 59.4 per 1,000 live births compare
23 Togo 56.1 per 1,000 live births compare

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More health data for Sudan

Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 572,651 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, total 1.75 million (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 3.5% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 888,556 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 548,223 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 588,428 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 599,258 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 577,291 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 557,882 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 562,157 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5 in Sudan?: Mortality rate, under-5 in Sudan was 61.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 297 per 1,000 live births in 1988.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 51 per 1,000 live births in 2022.
How does Sudan rank for mortality rate, under-5?: Sudan ranks 20th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.