Number of under-five deaths, male in Sudan
Sudan: Number of under-five deaths, male was 56,012 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
56,012
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
8th
of 197 countries
All-time high
147,583
in 1988
All-time low
35,779
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths, male 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
Sudan recorded 56,012 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Sudan peaked at 147,583 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 35,779, in 1960.
Sudan ranks 8th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35,779 | — |
| 1961 | 36,349 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 37,019 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 37,826 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 38,744 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 39,710 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 40,743 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 41,856 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 43,028 | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 44,231 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 45,500 | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 46,844 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 48,087 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 49,161 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 50,092 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 50,921 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 51,922 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 52,900 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 54,014 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 55,566 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 57,398 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 59,452 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 61,546 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 80,306 | +30.5% |
| 1984 | 81,349 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 81,814 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 65,121 | -20.4% |
| 1987 | 65,594 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 147,583 | +125.0% |
| 1989 | 64,555 | -56.3% |
| 1990 | 65,388 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 65,536 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 65,737 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 66,000 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 65,803 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 65,458 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 64,995 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 64,131 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 85,439 | +33.2% |
| 1999 | 61,912 | -27.5% |
| 2000 | 61,346 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 60,595 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 59,745 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 58,886 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 65,467 | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 64,956 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 55,843 | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 55,012 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 54,219 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 53,533 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 53,133 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 52,422 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 51,271 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 50,201 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 49,293 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 48,896 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 48,713 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 48,295 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 48,155 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 48,183 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 47,692 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 47,036 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 46,228 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 57,154 | +23.6% |
| 2024 | 56,012 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,528 | 35,779 | 44,231 | 10 |
| 1970s | 50,501 | 45,500 | 55,566 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76,472 | 57,398 | 147,583 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,040 | 61,912 | 85,439 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,960 | 53,533 | 65,467 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,856 | 48,155 | 53,133 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,824 | 46,228 | 57,154 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More education data for Sudan
- 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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 72.4 (2019)
- School enrollment, primary 72.4% (2019)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.26 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Sudan?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Sudan was 56,012 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 under-five deaths, male recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 147,583 in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,779 in 1960.
- How does Sudan rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Sudan ranks 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.