Number of stillbirths in Sudan
Sudan: Number of stillbirths was 36,973 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of stillbirths in Sudan, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 36,973 for number of stillbirths in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Sudan peaked at 36,973 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32,119, in 2000.
That places Sudan 11th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33,022 | 32,119 | 33,822 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,231 | 33,243 | 35,826 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,486 | 36,076 | 36,973 | 4 |
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More health data for Sudan
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 548,223 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 557,882 (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 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 stillbirths in Sudan?
- Number of stillbirths in Sudan was 36,973 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 36,973 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,119 in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for number of stillbirths?
- Sudan ranks 11th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation