Health in Gezira, Sudan: official figures

For every 1,000 babies born in Gezira in the five years before the 2014 survey, 41 died before their first birthday and 54 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 6th lowest of the 18 states (Sudan: 52 and 68).

How many children in Gezira are malnourished?

41.6% of children under five in Gezira were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2014, 14.0% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 32.4% were underweight; the stunting rate is 9th highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 38.2%, 16.3% and 33.0%).

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copy

How many children in Gezira are vaccinated?

91.4% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Gezira had all three doses of the pentavalent vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B and Hib) in 2014, and 85.8% of children aged 24 to 35 months had the full basic set (BCG, polio, pentavalent and measles); 2nd highest of the 18 states for the pentavalent vaccine (Sudan: 73.9% and 62.7%).

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Do women in Gezira give birth in a health facility?

92.5% of births in Gezira in the two years before the 2014 survey were attended by a skilled health worker, but only 37.1% took place in a health facility; 5th highest of the 18 states for facility births (Sudan: 77.5% and 27.7%).

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More figures

12.4% of births in Gezira in the two years before the 2014 survey were by caesarean section, 5th highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 9.1%). Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copy

How Gezira compares with other states

Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey) (2010-2014)

Gezira ranks 13 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey)
10	South Darfur	72
11	White Nile	66
12	Red Sea	61
13	Gezira	54
14	Sennar	52
15	Khartoum	50
16	North Kordofan	42

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copy

Children under 5 stunted (2014)

Gezira ranks 9 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
6	North Darfur	45.9%
7	Red Sea	45.4%
8	West Kordofan	42.5%
9	Gezira	41.6%
10	North Kordofan	40.8%
11	South Kordofan	40.6%
12	Sennar	38.1%

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copy

Children 12-23 months with three doses of pentavalent vaccine (2014)

Gezira ranks 2 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children 12-23 months with three doses of pentavalent vaccine
1	Blue Nile	96.1%
2	Gezira	91.4%
3	Khartoum	89.9%
4	Northern	89.6%
5	River Nile	88.5%
6	Gedaref	87.2%
7	White Nile	79.6%

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copy

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Sources

Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan): Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014 of Sudan, Final Report (state tables HH.6, HH.8, CM.2, NU.2, CH.2, WS.7, RH.2, RH.10, RH.11, CD.1, ED.1, ED.4, ED.5, CP.4, CP.7, CP.13, HFS.1), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9400cecaceed…)

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