Number of infant deaths, female in Sudan
Sudan: Number of infant deaths, female was 31,271 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31,271
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
9th
of 197 countries
All-time high
76,818
in 1988
All-time low
16,107
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Sudan, 1960–2024
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
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female in Sudan is 31,271, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Sudan peaked at 76,818 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 16,107, in 1960.
That places Sudan 9th out of 197 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.
Number of infant deaths, female in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16,107 | — |
| 1961 | 16,577 | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 17,086 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 17,709 | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 18,347 | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 18,968 | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 19,652 | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 20,356 | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 21,061 | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 21,788 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 22,567 | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 23,405 | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 24,120 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 24,697 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 25,180 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 25,613 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 26,234 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 26,887 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 27,565 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 28,626 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 29,821 | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 31,117 | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 32,377 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 42,467 | +31.2% |
| 1984 | 43,005 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 43,148 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 34,278 | -20.6% |
| 1987 | 34,545 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 76,818 | +122.4% |
| 1989 | 34,478 | -55.1% |
| 1990 | 35,186 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 35,358 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 35,487 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 35,497 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 35,467 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 35,374 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 35,181 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 34,851 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 46,263 | +32.7% |
| 1999 | 34,083 | -26.3% |
| 2000 | 34,041 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 33,841 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 33,565 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 33,219 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 35,691 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 35,454 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 32,020 | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 31,706 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 31,384 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 31,125 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 31,067 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 30,698 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 30,124 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 29,630 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 29,230 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 29,179 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 29,259 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 29,138 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 29,230 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 29,249 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 28,995 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 28,556 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 28,079 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 32,026 | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 31,271 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,765 | 16,107 | 21,788 | 10 |
| 1970s | 25,489 | 22,567 | 28,626 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,205 | 29,821 | 76,818 | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,275 | 34,083 | 46,263 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,205 | 31,125 | 35,691 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,680 | 29,138 | 31,067 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,785 | 28,079 | 32,026 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More education data for Sudan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Sudan?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Sudan was 31,271 in 2024, 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 infant deaths, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 76,818 in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,107 in 1960.
- How does Sudan rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Sudan ranks 9th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.