Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Sudan
Sudan: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex was 3.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Sudan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Sudan is 3.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Sudan peaked at 11.6% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2023.
Sudan ranks 31st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 11.6% | — |
| 1951 | 11.4% | -1.6% |
| 1952 | 11.2% | -1.6% |
| 1953 | 11.1% | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 10.9% | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 10.7% | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 10.6% | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 10.4% | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 10.3% | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 10.1% | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 10.0% | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 9.8% | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 9.7% | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 9.6% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 9.5% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 9.4% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 9.2% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 9.1% | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 9.0% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 9.0% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 8.9% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 8.9% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 8.8% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 8.8% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 8.7% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 8.7% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 8.6% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 8.5% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 8.5% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 8.4% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 8.3% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 8.3% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 10.2% | +22.8% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 9.9% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | -20.0% |
| 1987 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 7.8% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 7.7% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 7.5% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 7.4% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.8% | 10.1% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.4% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 8.5% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 7.7% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 215.92 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 88.53 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 24,878 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 519.4 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 628.46 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 3.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 23,460 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0139 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 21,381 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Sudan?
- Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Sudan was 3.3% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Sudan ranks 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying in infancy, by sex rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.