Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Sudan
Sudan: Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy was 79.1% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Sudan, 1990–2014
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Sudan is 79.1%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Sudan peaked at 79.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2000.
That places Sudan 89th out of 99 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.2% | — |
| 2000 | 60.0% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 74.1% | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 74.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.2% | 71.2% | 71.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 60.0% | 74.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 74.3% | 79.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 86 Myanmar 80.7% compare
- 87 Burkina Faso 80.2% compare
- 88 Mali 79.5% compare
- 90 Lao People's Democratic Republic 78.4% compare
- 91 Togo 77.9% compare
- 92 Bangladesh 75.2% compare
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Sudan?
- Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Sudan was 79.1% in 2014, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy?
- Sudan ranks 89th out of 99 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of women who have had a live birth who were visited at least once during pregnancy by a skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.