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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Sudan: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Sudan is placed 185th of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 66.33 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 61.6 (2024).
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185th
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 66.33Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 61.6Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- 38.24Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
- —Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Sudan on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
66.33
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Sudan: 66.33. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Northern Africa
- 76.51 Tunisia
- Land neighbours
- Central African Republic 57.41 · Egypt 71.63 · Eritrea 68.62 · Ethiopia 67.31 · Libya 69.34 · South Sudan 57.62 · Chad 55.07
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
61.6
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Sudan: 61.6. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Northern Africa
- 9.765 Libya
- Land neighbours
- Central African Republic 89.73 · Egypt 22.37 · Eritrea 34.3 · Ethiopia 44.5 · Libya 9.765 · South Sudan 96.71 · Chad 97.26
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Sudan’s is from 2014 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
38.24
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
Sudan: 38.24. Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Northern Africa
- 7.948 Libya
- Land neighbours
- Central African Republic 37.9 · Egypt 12.83 · Eritrea 52.53 · Ethiopia 36.78 · Libya 7.948 · South Sudan 31.28 · Chad 31.92
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Sudan, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Northern Africa
- 4.9 Algeria
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 11.7 · Ethiopia 16.6 · Libya 15.1 · South Sudan 62.9 · Chad 25.2
02Over time
Which way Sudan is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
SudanWorld median
Sudan rose from 58.95 in 2000 to 66.33 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Sudan World median 2023 66.33 74.630 2022 65.70 74.313 2021 64.46 72.433 2020 65.12 73.063 2019 65.80 74.196 2018 65.50 74.081 2017 65.15 74.029 2016 64.68 74.013 2015 64.37 73.783 2014 63.99 73.330 2013 63.44 73.386 2012 63.43 73.210 2011 63.18 73.003 2010 62.98 72.827 2009 62.68 72.426 2008 61.26 72.264 2007 61.44 72.113 2006 60.40 72.027 2005 57.23 71.876 2004 56.77 71.477 2003 58.32 71.409 2002 59.31 71.173 2001 59.26 70.926 2000 58.95 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
SudanWorld median
Sudan fell from 101.98 in 2000 to 61.6 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Sudan World median 2024 61.60 14.5 2023 63.09 15.2 2022 50.95 14.7 2021 52.67 15.1 2020 54.31 15.3 2019 56.07 15.7 2018 57.81 16.3 2017 59.68 16.8 2016 61.57 17.5 2015 63.47 17.9 2014 65.43 18.3 2013 67.35 18.7 2012 69.29 18.8 2011 71.28 19.0 2010 73.38 19.2 2009 75.54 20.8 2008 77.92 20.7 2007 80.40 21.8 2006 83.01 22.8 2005 98.79 24.0 2004 101.15 25.9 2003 91.93 26.9 2002 95.24 28.0 2001 98.64 29.1 2000 101.98 30.4
03In context
Sudan beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Sudan and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Libya | =110th | 69.34 | 9.765 | 7.948 | 15.1 |
 Egypt | 133rd | 71.63 | 22.37 | 12.83 | 11.7 |
 Eritrea | =152nd | 68.62 | 34.3 | 52.53 | — |
 Ethiopia | 173rd | 67.31 | 44.5 | 36.78 | 16.6 |
| Sudan | 185th | 66.33 | 61.6 | 38.24 | — |
 Chad | 195th | 55.07 | 97.26 | 31.92 | 25.2 |
 Central African Republic | =197th | 57.41 | 89.73 | 37.9 | — |
 South Sudancompare | 200th | 57.62 | 96.71 | 31.28 | 62.9 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Sudan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Sudan is ahead of the world, and behind
41 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median5
Statistics on which Sudan does better than the middle country measured.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.52.5785.5▲ Improved since 2014
Sudan: 2.578 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 144th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.9568.7252.95No earlier reading
Sudan: 68.72 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 25th of 136 · derived.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7454.640.74No earlier reading
Sudan: 54.6 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 32nd of 136 · derived.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.863.975.8No earlier reading
Sudan: 63.9 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 65th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum)MAP · 2024 · world median 8.1067.6458.106No real change since 2014
Sudan: 7.645 · world median 8.106 · Deaths from P. falciparum malaria per 100,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 133.27; lower is better.
Behind the world median31
Statistics on which Sudan does worse than the middle country measured.
Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum)MAP · 2025 · world median 52.4780.5952.47No real change since 2015
Sudan: 80.59 · world median 52.47 · New P. falciparum malaria cases per 1,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 334.75; lower is better.
Insecticide-Treated Net UseMAP · 2025 · world median 4540.9545▲ Improved since 2015
Sudan: 40.95 · world median 45 · Population that slept under an insecticide-treated net (%). Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.586 to 88.58; higher is better.
Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 37.5723.9737.57No earlier reading
Sudan: 23.97 · world median 37.57 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at least 5 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.089 to 85.88; higher is better.
Position 81st of 115 · derived.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3914.4416.39▼ Worsened since 2013
Sudan: 14.44 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 160th of 222 · derived.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.748.367.7No earlier reading
Sudan: 48.3 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 100th of 127 · derived.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4666.0727.46No real change since 2013
Sudan: 66.07 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 47th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7208.13133.7▼ Worsened since 2013
Sudan: 208.13 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 46th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Malaria Incidence (P. vivax)MAP · 2025 · world median 1.38218.51.382▲ Improved since 2015
Sudan: 18.5 · world median 1.382 · New P. vivax malaria cases per 1,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.001 to 184.62; lower is better.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.2633.7921.26No earlier reading
Sudan: 33.79 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 20th of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Female Genital Mutilation PrevalenceUNICEF · 2024 · world median 34.186.634.1No earlier reading
Sudan: 86.6 · world median 34.1 · Women aged 15-49 who have undergone FGM (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.3 to 99.2; lower is better.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.2790.039▼ Worsened since 2018
Sudan: 0.279 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 19th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 906890▼ Worsened since 2015
Sudan: 68 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.65255.7146.65▼ Worsened since 2013
Sudan: 255.71 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 29th of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 917191▼ Worsened since 2015
Sudan: 71 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13423.718.134▲ Improved since 2014
Sudan: 23.71 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 26th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8150.781No earlier reading
Sudan: 50.7 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 135th of 153 · derived.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2642.9112.26▼ Worsened since 2014
Sudan: 42.91 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 23rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4534.514.45▲ Improved since 2013
Sudan: 34.5 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 24th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.519.641.5No earlier reading
Sudan: 19.6 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 114th of 127 · derived.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.85813.432.858▼ Worsened since 2014
Sudan: 13.43 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 19th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.5110.762No real change since 2013
Sudan: 0.511 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 176th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.5880.351▼ Worsened since 2013
Sudan: 0.588 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 158th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.3770.564▼ Worsened since 2017
Sudan: 0.377 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 158th of 172 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.16321.518.163No real change since 2013
Sudan: 21.51 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 17th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two DaysUNICEF · 2025 · world median 82.927.782.9No earlier reading
Sudan: 27.7 · world median 82.9 · Newborns with a health check within 2 days of birth (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.3 to 99.9; higher is better.
Position 102nd of 109 · derived.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2535.871.25No real change since 2013
Sudan: 35.8 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 184th of 196 · derived.
Global Report on Food CrisesFSIN · 2024 · world median 225422▼ Worsened since 2016
Sudan: 54 · world median 22 · In IPC Phase 3+ (% of analysed population). Food Security Information Network (FSIN), 2025 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3 to 56; lower is better.
Position 2nd of 44 · derived, 1st = worst.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.48192.663.48No real change since 2015
Sudan: 192.66 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.54616.313.546No earlier reading
Sudan: 16.31 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 4th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.927.796.9No earlier reading
Sudan: 27.7 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.14.73.1▼ Worsened since 2020
Sudan: 4.7 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 1st of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end5
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.8818.366.88No earlier reading
Sudan: 18.36 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.659.120.65No earlier reading
Sudan: 9.1 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.191.73No real change since 2014
Sudan: 0.19 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 160th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.410.235.4No real change since 2013
Sudan: 10.2 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2511.241.25No real change since 2013
Sudan: 11.2 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
No current reading for Sudan
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Agreement That Vaccines Are Safe, Average Weekly Hours Worked (last 2022), Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff (last 2014), Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric Consumption (last 2021), Cost of a Healthy Diet, Dietary Energy Supply (last 2021), Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Fish and Seafood Supply per Person, Fruit Supply per Person, HPV Vaccination Coverage, Girls, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Meat Supply per Person, Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Undernourishment (last 2021), Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and Tubers, Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet and Vegetable Supply per Person. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Sudan’s 15 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Sudan’s 7th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energy24th of 1652/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality94th of 1592/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 126th of 1864/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital176th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 178th of 1983/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 160th of 1774/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing185th of 2003/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties184th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 190th of 1983/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade170th of 1773/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions187th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience188th of 1933/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation173rd of 1762/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture182nd of 1842/4 keys
- Gender & Equality182nd of 1833/4 keys
No standing on Work & Labour: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Sudan can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Africa
Cabo Verde80th4/4 keysHighest in Northern Africa
Tunisia=90th4/4 keysThis page
Sudan185th3/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Sudan and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Sudan on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Sudan rank on health & wellbeing?
Sudan is placed 185th of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate and Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Sudan?
66.33 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Sudan?
61.6 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Sudan compare with Ethiopia on health & wellbeing?
Ethiopia is placed 173rd of 200, and Sudan 185th. Life Expectancy at Birth: Ethiopia 67.31, Sudan 66.33; Under-Five Mortality Rate: Ethiopia 44.5, Sudan 61.6; Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five: Ethiopia 36.78, Sudan 38.24.
How have Sudan’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 58.95 in 2000 to 66.33 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 101.98 in 2000 to 61.6 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Sudan?
No current reading is published for Sudan on Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Agreement That Vaccines Are Safe, Average Weekly Hours Worked, Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric Consumption, Cost of a Healthy Diet, Dietary Energy Supply, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Fish and Seafood Supply per Person, Fruit Supply per Person, HPV Vaccination Coverage, Girls, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Meat Supply per Person, Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Undernourishment, Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and Tubers, Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet and Vegetable Supply per Person. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 41 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Sudan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Sudan (banner) — Retlaw Snellac derivative work: JamesA, CC BY 2.0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Sudan: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/sudan/health