Health in Khartoum, Sudan: official figures

For every 1,000 babies born in Khartoum in the five years before the 2014 survey, 45 died before their first birthday and 50 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 4th lowest of the 18 states (Sudan: 52 and 68).

How many children in Khartoum are malnourished?

21.9% of children under five in Khartoum were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2014, 14.5% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 23.2% were underweight; the stunting rate is the lowest 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 Khartoum are vaccinated?

89.9% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Khartoum had all three doses of the pentavalent vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B and Hib) in 2014, and 74.1% of children aged 24 to 35 months had the full basic set (BCG, polio, pentavalent and measles); 3rd 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 copy

Do women in Khartoum give birth in a health facility?

99.6% of births in Khartoum in the two years before the 2014 survey were attended by a skilled health worker, but only 64.1% took place in a health facility; 2nd highest of the 18 states for facility births (Sudan: 77.5% and 27.7%).

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

More figures

20.7% of births in Khartoum in the two years before the 2014 survey were by caesarean section, 2nd highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 9.1%). Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copy

How Khartoum compares with other states

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

Khartoum ranks 15 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey)
12	Red Sea	61
13	Gezira	54
14	Sennar	52
15	Khartoum	50
16	North Kordofan	42
17	River Nile	35
18	Northern	30

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

Children under 5 stunted (2014)

Khartoum ranks 18 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
12	Sennar	38.1%
13	White Nile	36.6%
14	West Darfur	35.2%
15	South Darfur	34.2%
16	River Nile	29.5%
17	Northern	22.6%
18	Khartoum	21.9%

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

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

Khartoum ranks 3 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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