Health in Northern, Sudan: official figures
For every 1,000 babies born in Northern State in the five years before the 2014 survey, 30 died before their first birthday and 30 before their fifth; the under-five rate is the lowest of the 18 states (Sudan: 52 and 68).
How many children in Northern State are malnourished?
22.6% of children under five in Northern State were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2014, 11.4% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 21.9% were underweight; the stunting rate is 2nd lowest 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 Northern State are vaccinated?
89.6% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Northern State had all three doses of the pentavalent vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B and Hib) in 2014, and 87.2% of children aged 24 to 35 months had the full basic set (BCG, polio, pentavalent and measles); 4th 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 Northern State give birth in a health facility?
99.0% of births in Northern State in the two years before the 2014 survey were attended by a skilled health worker, but only 72.5% took place in a health facility; the 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
- 35.2% of births in Northern State in the two years before the 2014 survey were by caesarean section, the highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 9.1%). Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copy
How Northern compares with other states
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey) (2010-2014)
Northern ranks 18 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 |
Children under 5 stunted (2014)
Northern ranks 17 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% |
Children 12-23 months with three doses of pentavalent vaccine (2014)
Northern ranks 4 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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