Health in Red Sea, Sudan: official figures

For every 1,000 babies born in Red Sea in the five years before the 2014 survey, 44 died before their first birthday and 61 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 7th lowest of the 18 states (Sudan: 52 and 68).

How many children in Red Sea are malnourished?

45.4% of children under five in Red Sea were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2014, 14.0% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 33.6% were underweight; the stunting rate is 7th highest 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 Red Sea are vaccinated?

53.3% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Red Sea had all three doses of the pentavalent vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B and Hib) in 2014, and 42.0% of children aged 24 to 35 months had the full basic set (BCG, polio, pentavalent and measles); 4th 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 copy

Do women in Red Sea give birth in a health facility?

77.8% of births in Red Sea in the two years before the 2014 survey were attended by a skilled health worker, but only 46.5% took place in a health facility; 4th 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

9.0% of births in Red Sea in the two years before the 2014 survey were by caesarean section, 6th highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 9.1%). Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copy

How Red Sea compares with other states

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

Red Sea ranks 12 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey)
9	Gedaref	77
10	South Darfur	72
11	White Nile	66
12	Red Sea	61
13	Gezira	54
14	Sennar	52
15	Khartoum	50

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

Children under 5 stunted (2014)

Red Sea ranks 7 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
4	East Darfur	46.6%
5	Gedaref	46.0%
6	North Darfur	45.9%
7	Red Sea	45.4%
8	West Kordofan	42.5%
9	Gezira	41.6%
10	North Kordofan	40.8%

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

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

Red Sea ranks 15 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children 12-23 months with three doses of pentavalent vaccine
12	Kassala	62.8%
13	Sennar	60.7%
14	East Darfur	57.7%
15	Red Sea	53.3%
16	Central Darfur	49.1%
17	West Kordofan	46.5%
18	South Darfur	42.9%

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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