What is number of under-five deaths in Sudan?

Number of under-five deaths in Sudan was 101,879 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Sudan?

The highest recorded value was 281,668 in 1988.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Sudan?

The lowest recorded value was 67,267 in 1960.

How does Sudan rank for number of under-five deaths?

Sudan ranks 8th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Sudan?

Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Sudan

Name: Number of under-five deaths 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: Number of under-five deaths was 101,879 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

101,879

Change on year

down 1.9%

World rank

8th

of 195 countries

All-time high

281,668

in 1988

All-time low

67,267

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five 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 under-five deaths in Sudan is 101,879, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Sudan peaked at 281,668 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 67,267, in 1960.

Sudan ranks 8th of 195 countries on this measure, 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	74,195	67,267	82,943	10
1970s	94,370	85,306	103,391	10
1980s	143,079	106,685	281,668	10
1990s	123,152	112,902	158,855	10
2000s	107,234	96,700	119,994	10
2010s	89,507	86,144	95,814	10
2020s	91,498	82,516	103,844	5

Countries ranked near Sudan

5 Ethiopia 181,228 compare
6 Niger 118,445 compare
7 Bangladesh 105,414 compare
9 Tanzania 86,317 compare
10 Uganda 82,589 compare
11 Indonesia 79,142 compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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)

All data for Sudan →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Sudan?: Number of under-five deaths in Sudan was 101,879 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 281,668 in 1988.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 67,267 in 1960.
How does Sudan rank for number of under-five deaths?: Sudan ranks 8th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Sudan?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
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, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.