Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Sudan
Sudan: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 8.6 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Sudan, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 8.6 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Sudan peaked at 22.1 per 1,000 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.3 per 1,000, in 2022.
That places Sudan 16th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Sudan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.1 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 17.6 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 17 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 16.4 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 15.7 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 15 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 14.3 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 13.6 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 22.1 per 1,000 | +62.5% |
| 1999 | 12.3 per 1,000 | -44.3% |
| 2000 | 11.6 per 1,000 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 11 per 1,000 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 10.4 per 1,000 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 11.6 per 1,000 | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 13.3 per 1,000 | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 13 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.4 per 1,000 | -27.7% |
| 2007 | 7.8 per 1,000 | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 8.5 per 1,000 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 7 per 1,000 | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 6.7 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 6.4 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 6.1 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 5.9 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 5.3 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 5.1 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 8.7 per 1,000 | +102.3% |
| 2024 | 8.6 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.21 per 1,000 | 12.3 per 1,000 | 22.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.36 per 1,000 | 7 per 1,000 | 13.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.63 per 1,000 | 4.7 per 1,000 | 6.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.14 per 1,000 | 4.3 per 1,000 | 8.7 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 13 Mali 10.2 per 1,000 compare
- 14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.9 per 1,000 compare
- 15 Burundi 9.7 per 1,000 compare
- 17 Liberia 8.5 per 1,000 compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 8.2 per 1,000 compare
- 18 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.2 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Sudan
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 581,716 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 563,787 (2019)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.31 million (2019)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.23 million (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2019)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Sudan?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Sudan was 8.6 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1 per 1,000 in 1998.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 per 1,000 in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Sudan ranks 16th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.