Health in Kassala, Sudan: official figures
For every 1,000 babies born in Kassala in the five years before the 2014 survey, 62 died before their first birthday and 80 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 7th highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 52 and 68).
How many children in Kassala are malnourished?
48.8% of children under five in Kassala were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2014, 18.5% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 42.0% were underweight; the stunting rate is the 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 Kassala are vaccinated?
62.8% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Kassala had all three doses of the pentavalent vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B and Hib) in 2014, and 56.6% of children aged 24 to 35 months had the full basic set (BCG, polio, pentavalent and measles); 7th lowest 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 Kassala give birth in a health facility?
76.8% of births in Kassala in the two years before the 2014 survey were attended by a skilled health worker, but only 26.9% took place in a health facility; 7th highest 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
- 5.6% of births in Kassala in the two years before the 2014 survey were by caesarean section, 9th lowest of the 18 states (Sudan: 9.1%). Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copy
How Kassala compares with other states
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey) (2010-2014)
Kassala ranks 7 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | North Darfur | 90 |
| 5 | Blue Nile | 84 |
| 6 | West Kordofan | 82 |
| 7 | Kassala | 80 |
| 8 | Central Darfur | 77 |
| 9 | Gedaref | 77 |
| 10 | South Darfur | 72 |
Children under 5 stunted (2014)
Kassala ranks 1 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)
Kassala ranks 12 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months with three doses of pentavalent vaccine |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | South Kordofan | 69.0% |
| 10 | West Darfur | 68.6% |
| 11 | North Darfur | 67.3% |
| 12 | Kassala | 62.8% |
| 13 | Sennar | 60.7% |
| 14 | East Darfur | 57.7% |
| 15 | Red Sea | 53.3% |
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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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