Number of infant deaths in Sudan
Sudan: Number of infant deaths was 71,271 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of infant deaths in Sudan, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in Sudan is 71,271, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Sudan peaked at 164,632 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 35,937, in 1960.
That places Sudan 8th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41,857 | 35,937 | 48,593 | 10 |
| 1970s | 56,986 | 50,315 | 64,316 | 10 |
| 1980s | 89,273 | 67,042 | 164,632 | 10 |
| 1990s | 82,693 | 78,346 | 103,343 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76,199 | 71,658 | 81,334 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,515 | 67,319 | 71,561 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,463 | 64,932 | 73,013 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More health data for Sudan
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 548,223 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 888,556 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 557,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 562,157 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 577,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 588,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 534,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 572,651 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Sudan?
- Number of infant deaths in Sudan was 71,271 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 164,632 in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,937 in 1960.
- How does Sudan rank for number of infant deaths?
- Sudan ranks 8th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.