Health in Sennar, Sudan: official figures

For every 1,000 babies born in Sennar in the five years before the 2014 survey, 34 died before their first birthday and 52 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 5th lowest of the 18 states (Sudan: 52 and 68).

How many children in Sennar are malnourished?

38.1% of children under five in Sennar were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2014, 16.0% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 36.4% were underweight; the stunting rate is 7th 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 Sennar are vaccinated?

60.7% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Sennar had all three doses of the pentavalent vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B and Hib) in 2014, and 63.9% of children aged 24 to 35 months had the full basic set (BCG, polio, pentavalent and measles); 6th lowest of the 18 states for the pentavalent vaccine (Sudan: 73.9% and 62.7%).

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Do women in Sennar give birth in a health facility?

89.1% of births in Sennar in the two years before the 2014 survey were attended by a skilled health worker, but only 25.0% took place in a health facility; 8th highest of the 18 states for facility births (Sudan: 77.5% and 27.7%).

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More figures

7.2% of births in Sennar in the two years before the 2014 survey were by caesarean section, 8th highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 9.1%). Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copy

How Sennar compares with other states

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

Sennar ranks 14 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey)
11	White Nile	66
12	Red Sea	61
13	Gezira	54
14	Sennar	52
15	Khartoum	50
16	North Kordofan	42
17	River Nile	35

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

Children under 5 stunted (2014)

Sennar ranks 12 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
9	Gezira	41.6%
10	North Kordofan	40.8%
11	South Kordofan	40.6%
12	Sennar	38.1%
13	White Nile	36.6%
14	West Darfur	35.2%
15	South Darfur	34.2%

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

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

Sennar ranks 13 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children 12-23 months with three doses of pentavalent vaccine
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%
16	Central Darfur	49.1%

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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