Health in Gedaref, Sudan: official figures
For every 1,000 babies born in Gedaref in the five years before the 2014 survey, 53 died before their first birthday and 77 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 9th highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 52 and 68).
How many children in Gedaref are malnourished?
46.0% of children under five in Gedaref were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2014, 15.4% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 37.7% were underweight; the stunting rate is 5th 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 Gedaref are vaccinated?
87.2% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Gedaref had all three doses of the pentavalent vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B and Hib) in 2014, and 66.7% of children aged 24 to 35 months had the full basic set (BCG, polio, pentavalent and measles); 6th 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 Gedaref give birth in a health facility?
82.7% of births in Gedaref in the two years before the 2014 survey were attended by a skilled health worker, but only 20.2% took place in a health facility; 9th 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
- 6.5% of births in Gedaref in the two years before the 2014 survey were by caesarean section, 9th highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 9.1%). Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copy
How Gedaref compares with other states
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey) (2010-2014)
Gedaref ranks 9 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | West Kordofan | 82 |
| 7 | Kassala | 80 |
| 8 | Central Darfur | 77 |
| 9 | Gedaref | 77 |
| 10 | South Darfur | 72 |
| 11 | White Nile | 66 |
| 12 | Red Sea | 61 |
Children under 5 stunted (2014)
Gedaref ranks 5 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | West Kordofan | 42.5% |
Children 12-23 months with three doses of pentavalent vaccine (2014)
Gedaref ranks 6 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months with three doses of pentavalent vaccine |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Khartoum | 89.9% |
| 4 | Northern | 89.6% |
| 5 | River Nile | 88.5% |
| 6 | Gedaref | 87.2% |
| 7 | White Nile | 79.6% |
| 8 | North Kordofan | 73.5% |
| 9 | South Kordofan | 69.0% |
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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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