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Mortality in Sudan, by the numbers

Sudan sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 66.6 years of life, 176th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Sudan, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
66.6 yrs
176th of 212
Health spending per capita
$21
2nd lowest of 191
Recorded alcohol per adult
0.0 L
5th lowest of 185

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Sudan ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 66.6 yrs 176 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 10.0 /1,000 63 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 6.3 /1,000 142 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 17.5 yrs 110 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 89.4 /1,000 46 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 6.4 yrs 47 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 106 men/100 women 205 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 42.9 /1,000 22 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 256 /100k 26 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 21.2 % 68 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 3.2 /100k 149 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 26.8 /100k 40 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 21.2 % 46 of 143 2005
Recorded alcohol per adult 0.0 L 181 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 3.3 % 178 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $21 190 of 191 2023
GDP per capita $985 196 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Sudan's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 2nd lowest health spending per capita in the world ($21) and the 5th lowest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (0.0 L). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Sudan; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.