Ministry of Cabinet

Central Bureau of Statistics

Facts and Figures

73 Rural

56 Urban

Child Mortality

79

Child Mortality by Gender

Infant Mortality Under 5 Mortality

55 Rural

45 Urban

Infant Mortality Rate

7160

52

102

83

68

2006 2010 2014

per

1,0

00

liv

e b

irth

s

Infant mortality rate Under-five mortality rate

Despite progress in child mortality rates over the last decade, still MDG 4 will not be achieved.

Child Mortality by Area

5247

70 69 71

5345

88

68

84

95

90 91

7277

112

20

40

60

80

100

120

Sudan(National)

BlueNile

SouthKordofan

NorthDarfur

WestDarfur

SouthDarfur

CentralDarfur

EastDarfur

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 ) Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 )

Pe

r 1

,00

0 l

ive

bir

th

59

44 58

79

Under 5 Mortality

Child mortality (IMR & U5MR) remains high in conflict areas, with the worst rates in East Darfur.

Child Mortality Overview (National)

Child Mortality in Conflict Affected States

Infant Mortality Rate by State (per 1,000 live births)

(

Under 5 Mortality Rate by State (per 1,000 live births)

U5MR is 30 % higher in Rural than Urban areas

Pe

r 1

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ive

bir

th

34% more boys than girls 36% more boys than girls

Child Health

62.3

60.9

55

57.5

60

62.5

65

2010 2014

Measles immunization coverage (%)

Measles Immunization Coverage (National) Child Health by Area

Measles

immunization

coverage (%)

Full

immunization

coverage (%)

Children with

diarrhea (%)

79.6 28.3 80.3

Measles immunization coverage (%)

68.6

66.4

Full immunization coverage (%)

29.7

Children with diarrhea (%)

Child Health by Gender

87.4 Urban

77.1 Rural

76.6 Urban

64.1 Rural

31.5 Urban

28.1 Rural

28.3

60.9

96.7

58.3

75.1

84.6

55.9

71.8 71.5

67.5

93.4

36.7

63.2

56.8

38.3

45.7

53.8

29.0

20.3

7.6

37.2

23.927.2

31.135.9

0

20

40

60

80

100

Measles immunization coverage (%).Full immunization coverage (%)Children with diarrhea (%)

Children with diarrhea are 3% higher in Urban than

Rural areas.

Child Health in Conflict Affected States

79.6

Measles Immunization Coverage

by State (%)

29% of children deaths are affected by diarrhea, associated with low immunization (measles) rates ,

high prevalence of malnutrition and low sanitation coverage

Maternal Health

72.2 Rural

93.2 Urban

74.9 Rural

90.8 Urban

74.379.1

46.950.7

0

20

40

60

80

100

2010 2014Antenatal care coverage - at least once by skilled health personnel (%)

Antenatal care coverage - at least four times by any provider (%)

Antenatal Care Coverage (National) Antenatal Care

Coverage – at least

once (%)

Antenatal Care

Coverage – at least

four times (%)

Skilled Attendant

at delivery (%)

Maternal Health by Area

Maternal Health in Conflict Affected States

Maternal Health by State

71.8 Urban

43.2 Rural

79.1

71.865.3 68.7

75.2

61.867.9

82.9

50.7

42.7

28.136.9

56.1

40.947.1 46.8

77.7

61.0

67.360.7

57.748.7

37.5

60.6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Sudan(National)

Blue Nile South Kordofan North Darfur West Darfur South Darfur Central Darfur East Darfur

Antenatal care coverage - at least once by skilled health personnel (%)Antenatal care coverage - at least four times by any provider (%)Skilled attendant at delivery (%)

Low proportion of regular visits to antenatal care services specially in conflict affected states

Less than 50% of women in rural areas have regular visits to antenatal care services

Antenatal care coverage –at least

four times (%) Skilled attendant at delivery (%)

Nutrition

Nutritional Status by Wealth

Underweight Prevalence

(%)

Stunting Prevalence

(%)

Wasting Prevalence

(%)

Richest

Middle

Poorest

33.035.3

38.7

44.9

29.4 29.4

41.0 40.238.2

46.7

42.5

45.9

35.2 34.2

47.5 46.6

16.3

11.1

18.7

27.9

19.115.9 17.8

15.3

0

10

20

30

40

50

Sudan(National)

BlueNile

SouthKordofan

NorthDarfur

WestDarfur

SouthDarfur

CentralDarfur

EastDarfur

Underweight Prevalence - Moderate & Severe (%)Stunting Prevalence - Moderate and Severe (%)Wasting Prevalence - Moderate and Severe (%)

11.7

15.4

20.1

High prevalence of child malnutrition in Sudan.

32.2 33.0

35.038.2

16.4 16.3

0

10

20

30

40

50

2 0 1 0 2 0 1 4

Underweight Prevalence - Moderate & Severe (%)Stunting Prevalence - Moderate and Severe (%)Wasting Prevalence - Moderate and Severe (%)

Nutritional Status by Area

Underweight

Prevalence (%)

23.2 Urban

37.1 Rural

Stunting

Prevalence (%)

27.1 Urban

42.9 Rural

Wasting

Prevalence (%)

13.4 Urban

17.4 Rural

17.8

35.4

39.5

21.1

43.6

44.0

Nutritional Status in Conflict Affected States

Children from poorest quintile are two times more

malnourished than children from the richest.

Nutritional Status Overview (National)

Stunting Prevalence (moderate and severe)

by State (%)

Non conflict States also have high acute malnutrition. Eastern states (Kassala, Gedarif, and Red Sea)

are among the worse stunting prevalence.

Stunting prevalence is 15% higher in Rural than

Urban areas

Wasting Prevalence (moderate and severe)

by State (%)

22.6

29.5

45.448.8

46.0

21.9

41.6

36.6 38.1

46.7

40.840.642.5

45.9

35.2 34.2

47.5 46.6

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Stunting Prevalence - Moderate and Severe (%)

WASH

Use of

improved drinking

water sources (%)

Use of

improved sanitation

(%)

Place for

hand washing

(%)

Richest

Middle

Poorest

78.3 Urban

63.5 Rural

Good progress in use of improved drinking water

sources and sanitation facilities by families.

Use of improved

drinking water

sources (%)

Use of

improved

sanitation (%)

WASH Coverage by Area

34.8 Urban

21.8 Rural

57.0 Urban

22.1 Rural

WASH Coverage by Wealth Index

45.5

60

96

5.4

24.3

78.1

14.4

19.9

54

68.071.3

86.0

50.6

67.5

46.650.6

45.1

32.939.7

10.4 12.316.0

24.7

15.814.4

25.8 27.2

6.7

55.3

30.5

17.0

22.9

9.2

0

20

40

60

80

100

Sudan(National)

Blue Nile

SouthKordofan

NorthDarfur

WestDarfur

SouthDarfur

CentralDarfur

EastDarfur

Use of improved drinking water sources (%)Use of improved sanitation (%)Place for hand washing (%)

WASH Coverage in Conflict Affected States

60.5

68.0

27.1

32.9

0

20

40

60

80

100

2010 2014

Use of improved drinking water sources (%)

Use of improved sanitation (%)

WASH Coverage (National)

Place for hand

washing (%)

Inequity in access to safe drinking water & improved

sanitation in Sudan by area and wealth quintile.

Use of Improved drinking water by

State (%) Use of Improved Sanitation

by State (%)

Despite of the good progress made, Sudan has amongst the worst sanitation rates in the Sub-Saharan

Education

71.8 76.4

82.2 80.4

0

20

40

60

80

100

2010 2014

Primary school net attendance ratio (adjusted)-(%)Children reaching last grade of primary (%)

Access to basic education have improved in Sudan.

Access to basic Education by Area

Primary school net

attendance ratio (%)

Children reaching last

grade of primary (%) Gender Parity

Index (%)

91.4 Urban 93.2 Urban 1.0 Urban

70.6 Rural 73.8 Rural 0.96 Rural

Access to basic Education in Conflict Affected States

76.4 78.0

54.1

76.7

60.3 66.2

54.162.0

80.4

59.4

68.3

77.8

56.4

69.3 67.9

87.6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Sudan(National)

BlueNile

South Kordofan

NorthDarfur

WestDarfur

SouthDarfur

CentralDarfur

EastDarfur

Primary school net attendance ratio (adjusted)-(%)

Children reaching last grade of primary (%)

Primary school net

attendance ratio (%) Children reaching last

grade of primary (%)

Education Overview (National)

Access to basic Education by Gender

75.5 Girls 80.8 Girls

77.4 Boys 80 Boys

Primary school net attendance

ratio by State (%) Gender Parity Index by State

Increase in primary school net attendance (76.4%)-however, clear disparity between states with the highest

95.5% in Northern state and the lowest 54% in West Kordofan.

Progress in gender parity in Education

Child Protection

89 Urban

59.2 Rural

27.8 Urban

33 Rural

29.1 Urban

42.3 Rural

Birth

Registration (%)

Prevalence of FGM/C

among Girls (%)

Early

Marriage (%)

Child Protection Status by Area

67.3

31.5 38

3.4

0

20

40

60

80

100

Birthregistration (%)

Prevalence ofFGM/C among

girls (%)

Early Marriage(%)

Children’s living arrangements

(%)

Child Protection Status (National)

Child Protection Status by Gender Birth

Registration (%)

Children living

arrangements (%)

67.3

58.9

38.7

49.747.8 44.7

30.935.5

31.5 30.0

25.627.0

12.1

21.213.9

24.8

38.0

50.146.7 47.0

43.9

55.7 54.657.4

3.4 3.4 2.3 5.2 5.7 5.4 5.8 5.6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Sudan(National)

Blue Nile SouthKordofan

NorthDarfur

WestDarfur

SouthDarfur

CentralDarfur

EastDarfur

Birth registration under 5 children (%) Prevalence of FGM/C among girls (%)

Early Marriage Children’s living arrangements (%)

Child Protection Status in Conflict Affected States

Birth Registration by State

(%)

Prevalence of FGM/C among girls

by State (%)

68.8 Boys

65.8 Girls 4.0 Girls

2.8 Boys

Improvement in providing access to birth

registration for children

FGM Prevalence among women (15-49 yrs) remains stagnant, however, there is slight improvement in among

girls (0-14 yrs)

Inequity in child right for birth registration,

children in rural areas are 30% lower than in Urban.