Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 50 million
If you were born in Sudan
Right now, about 1.27% of the babies born on Earth are born in Sudan: 1 in 78, about 1.7 million a year, or about 3.2 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Sudan dies before turning five is 6.3%, about 9.7 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 68.5 years for women and 64.0 years for men.
Life in Sudan, in numbers
Life expectancy66.3 yearswomen 68.5 · men 64.0United States 79.3 years · 37th lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 56.3%63.1 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 20th highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 14.4%44 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 23rd highest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth270 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 30th highest of 172 countries
Children per woman4.32total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 17th highest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling8.6 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 14th lowest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment16%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 51st lowest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$2,181GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 15th lowest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.34Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 68th lowest of 172 countries
People living in cities35%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 25th lowest of 172 countries
People working in farming40%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 41st highest of 172 countries
People using the internet29%United States 94% · 23rd lowest of 172 countries
Women married before 1834%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 19th highest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket58%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 19th highest of 172 countries
HIV0.15%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 60th lowest of 172 countries
Homicide7 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 46th highest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths20 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 50th highest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 25% · women 3%
Life satisfaction4.14 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 24th lowest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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