The following table provides information on neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates in all the states of Sudan in 2006. Child mortality rates tend to be highest in the Three Area region (specifically South Kordofan and blue Nile) and Southern states, reflecting the poor coverage of maternal and other health care services in these states. Despite the conflict in Darfur, child mortality rates in Darfur states tend to be below the average in Sudan, although this is not the case for West Darfur. This is due to the extensive provision of healthcare services by humanitarian agencies. Post neo-natal and infant mortality rates are also higher for females than males.
Background characteristics Neonatal mortality rate1 (per 1,000 live births) Post neo-natal mortality rate2 (per 1,000 live births) Infant mortality rate3 (per 1,000 live births) Child mortality rate4(per 1,000 live births) Under-five mortality rate5 (per 1,000 live births) Sex Male 41 37 78 30 106 Female 41 43 84 38 119 State Northern 35 22 57 13 70 River Nile 40 29 69 24 91 Red Sea 37 36 73 56 126 Kassala 31 26 56 26 81 Gadarif 43 43 86 55 137 Khartoum 32 37 69 19 87 Gezira 27 25 52 11 63 Sinnar 32 30 62 39 99 Blue Nile 48 52 99 88 178 White Nile 34 23 57 35 89 N. Kordofan 39 22 61 29 88 S. Kordofan 48 50 98 54 147 N. Darfur 34 35 69 28 95 W. Darfur 42 51 93 50 138 S. Darfur 28 39 67 33 98 Jonglei 38 35 74 37 108 Upper Nile 54 29 82 30 110 Unity 30 34 64 20 82 Warap 66 72 139 44 176 NBG 67 62 129 41 165 WBG 37 60 97 41 134 Lakes 49 40 90 27 114 W. Equatoria 69 82 151 49 192 C. Equatoria 56 51 107 39 141 E. Equatoria 40 43 83 38 118 Sudan 41 40 81 34 112 Mother’s education None 43 43 86 39 121 Primary 37 37 74 24 96 Secondary+ 41 20 61 30 89 Wealth index quintiles Poorest 45 49 95 38 129 Second 44 39 84 41 121 Middle 40 42 81 38 116 Fourth 38 32 70 26 94 Richest 31 33 65 20 84 1 SHHS indicator 1: Neonatal mortality rate (probability of infants dying during the first 28 completed days of life, per 1000 live births 2 SHHS indicator 2: Post neo-natal mortality rate (probability of infants dying between one month and exactly one year of age, per 1,000 live births) 3 SHHS indicator 3: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and exactly one year of age, per 1,000 live births); MDG indicator 14 4 SHHS indicator 4: Child mortality rate (probability of dying between the first and fifth birth days, per 1,000 live births) 5 SHHS indicator 5: Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and exactly five years of age, per 1,000 live births); MDG indicator 13 NBG = Northern Bahr El Ghazal, WBG = Western Bahr El Ghazal Source: 2006 Sudan Household Health Survey