Health in Blue Nile, Sudan: official figures
For every 1,000 babies born in Blue Nile in the five years before the 2014 survey, 47 died before their first birthday and 84 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 5th highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 52 and 68).
How many children in Blue Nile are malnourished?
46.7% of children under five in Blue Nile were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2014, 11.1% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 35.3% were underweight; the stunting rate is 3rd highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 38.2%, 16.3% and 33.0%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyHow many children in Blue Nile are vaccinated?
96.1% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Blue Nile had all three doses of the pentavalent vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B and Hib) in 2014, and 86.2% of children aged 24 to 35 months had the full basic set (BCG, polio, pentavalent and measles); the highest of the 18 states for the pentavalent vaccine (Sudan: 73.9% and 62.7%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyDo women in Blue Nile give birth in a health facility?
61.0% of births in Blue Nile in the two years before the 2014 survey were attended by a skilled health worker, but only 13.6% took place in a health facility; 8th lowest of the 18 states for facility births (Sudan: 77.5% and 27.7%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyMore figures
- 4.0% of births in Blue Nile in the two years before the 2014 survey were by caesarean section, 6th lowest of the 18 states (Sudan: 9.1%). Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copy
How Blue Nile compares with other states
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey) (2010-2014)
Blue Nile ranks 5 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | South Kordofan | 95 |
| 3 | West Darfur | 91 |
| 4 | North Darfur | 90 |
| 5 | Blue Nile | 84 |
| 6 | West Kordofan | 82 |
| 7 | Kassala | 80 |
| 8 | Central Darfur | 77 |
Children under 5 stunted (2014)
Blue Nile ranks 3 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kassala | 48.8% |
| 2 | Central Darfur | 47.5% |
| 3 | Blue Nile | 46.7% |
| 4 | East Darfur | 46.6% |
| 5 | Gedaref | 46.0% |
| 6 | North Darfur | 45.9% |
| 7 | Red Sea | 45.4% |
Children 12-23 months with three doses of pentavalent vaccine (2014)
Blue Nile ranks 1 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% |
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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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