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Around the Globe
Population, 1999 est. (thousands) 34,500
Population (thousands), 1993
Under age 16 12,900
Under age 5 4,800
Population annual growth rate (percent)
1965-80 2.8
1980-93 2.9
Natural increase (number) 873,425
Doubling time (years) 22.36
Projected 2010 population (thousands) 43,045
Projected 2025 population (thousands) (Figure 1
) 60,602
Percent under age 15 (Figure 2 46.00
Number under age 15 (thousands) 12,961
Percent over age 65 (
Figure 2 2.30
Number over age 65 (thousands) 648
Percent urban (1993) 24
Total urban population (thousands) 6,339
Annual growth rate of urban population (percent)
1965-80 5.6
1980-93 4.3
Crude death rate (per thousand)
1960 25
1993 14
Total deaths 371,910
Crude birth rate (per thousand)
1960 47
1993 44.20
Total births 1,245,335
Life expectancy at birth (1960) 39
Life expectancy at birth (all-1993) 53.00
Life expectancy at birth (male-1993) 52.20
Life expectancy at birth (female-1993) 53.80
Infant mortality rate (per thousand births) 84.80
Total infant deaths 105,604
Total fertility rate 6.37
Contraceptive prevalence (percent - all types) 8.7
Contraceptive prevalence (percent - modern types) 5.5
Last contraceptive survey (year) 1989
Percent of infants with low birth weight, 1990 15
Percent of children (1986-93) who are:
Exclusively breastfed (0-3 months) 14
Breastfed with complementary food (6-9 months) 45
Still breastfeeding (20-23 months) 44
Percent of under-fives (1980-93) suffering from:
Underweight, moderate & severe 19.5
Underweight, severe NA
Wasting, moderate & severe 14.1
Stunting, moderate & severe 32.1
Total goitre rate (6-11 years), percent, 1980-92 20
Daily per capita calorie supply
Percent of requirements, 1988-90 87
Percent of population with access to safe water, 1988-93
Total 48
Urban 55
Rural 43
Percent of population with access to adequate sanitation, 1988-93
Total 75
Urban 89
Rural 65
Percent of population with access to health services, 1985-93
Total 51
Urban 90
Rural 40
Percent fully immunized, 1990-93
TB (one year old children) 61
DPT (one year old children) 51
Polio (one year old children) 51
Measles (one year old children) 49
Tetanus (pregnant women) 9
Source: 1- 1983 Preliminary Census Results, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Department of Statistics, Khartoum, Sudan, 1984. 2- Population Reference Bureau and UNICEF's State of the World's Children Report, 1995
