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Deaths in Sudan

Deaths in Sudan was 320,491 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 33rd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count320,491 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.5%
Rank33rd of 236Countries ranked
Series high336,2722021
Series low117,6871950
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Deaths in Sudan, 1950 to 2023

100K150K200K250K300K350K19501961197219831994200520231950: 117,687 count1951: 119,564 count1952: 122,065 count1953: 123,734 count1954: 125,441 count1955: 127,142 count1956: 128,989 count1957: 130,735 count1958: 132,576 count1959: 134,524 count1960: 136,475 count1961: 138,415 count1962: 140,416 count1963: 142,844 count1964: 147,210 count1965: 151,141 count1966: 154,843 count1967: 158,530 count1968: 162,164 count1969: 165,783 count1970: 169,663 count1971: 173,774 count1972: 177,381 count1973: 181,408 count1974: 186,680 count1975: 190,418 count1976: 195,971 count1977: 200,259 count1978: 208,322 count1979: 215,887 count1980: 218,231 count1981: 225,079 count1982: 233,474 count1983: 300,611 count1984: 304,427 count1985: 306,695 count1986: 253,191 count1987: 256,373 count1988: 259,390 count1989: 265,880 count1990: 264,240 count1991: 268,847 count1992: 269,920 count1993: 273,635 count1994: 268,781 count1995: 269,693 count1996: 272,944 count1997: 272,167 count1998: 274,055 count1999: 276,256 count2000: 277,386 count2001: 278,925 count2002: 284,002 count2003: 303,762 count2004: 331,884 count2005: 331,363 count2006: 289,961 count2007: 280,750 count2008: 289,057 count2009: 274,732 count2010: 276,894 count2011: 277,771 count2012: 277,951 count2013: 282,409 count2014: 279,917 count2015: 282,931 count2016: 286,654 count2017: 287,933 count2018: 293,941 count2019: 298,310 count2020: 317,497 count2021: 336,272 count2022: 322,068 count2023: 320,491 count100K200K300K400K19501975200020232023: 320,491 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023320,491 Estimated
2022322,068 Estimated
2021336,272 Estimated
2020317,497 Estimated
2019298,310 Estimated
2018293,941 Estimated
2017287,933 Estimated
2016286,654 Estimated
2015282,931 Estimated
2014279,917 Estimated
2013282,409 Estimated
2012277,951 Estimated
2011277,771 Estimated
2010276,894 Estimated
2009274,732 Estimated
2008289,057 Estimated
2007280,750 Estimated
2006289,961 Estimated
2005331,363 Estimated
2004331,884 Estimated
2003303,762 Estimated
2002284,002 Estimated
2001278,925 Estimated
2000277,386 Estimated
1999276,256 Estimated
1998274,055 Estimated
1997272,167 Estimated
1996272,944 Estimated
1995269,693 Estimated
1994268,781 Estimated
1993273,635 Estimated
1992269,920 Estimated
1991268,847 Estimated
1990264,240 Estimated
1989265,880 Estimated
1988259,390 Estimated
1987256,373 Estimated
1986253,191 Estimated
1985306,695 Estimated
1984304,427 Estimated
1983300,611 Estimated
1982233,474 Estimated
1981225,079 Estimated
1980218,231 Estimated
1979215,887 Estimated
1978208,322 Estimated
1977200,259 Estimated
1976195,971 Estimated
1975190,418 Estimated
1974186,680 Estimated
1973181,408 Estimated
1972177,381 Estimated
1971173,774 Estimated
1970169,663 Estimated
1969165,783 Estimated
1968162,164 Estimated
1967158,530 Estimated
1966154,843 Estimated
1965151,141 Estimated
1964147,210 Estimated
1963142,844 Estimated
1962140,416 Estimated
1961138,415 Estimated
1960136,475 Estimated
1959134,524 Estimated
1958132,576 Estimated
1957130,735 Estimated
1956128,989 Estimated
1955127,142 Estimated
1954125,441 Estimated
1953123,734 Estimated
1952122,065 Estimated
1951119,564 Estimated
1950117,687 Estimated

Sudan compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. Sudan is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Sudan, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Sudan, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/sudan. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Sudan, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/sudan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/sudan. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the deaths in Sudan?

Deaths in Sudan was 320,491 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 33rd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in Sudan?

336,272 in 2021, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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