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.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.