Key facts

Where UK bilateral aid goes - pie chart showing bilateral aid spending in Sudan (2008/09)

Facts about Sudan

Population: 39 million (World Bank (WB)/International Monetary Fund (IMF), 2008).
Average life expectancy: 59 years (WB/IMF, 2008). UK: 78 years (UN Statistics Division (UNSD), 2007).
Average per capita income: US$1,415 (IMF, 2008). UK: US$69,560 (£37,600) (World Bank development data, 2005).
Gross national income (GNI): US$30.9 billion (WB, 2006).
Average annual growth rate: 11.8% (World Bank, 2006).
Percentage of people not meeting daily food needs: 17.2% (Sudan Household Health Survey (SHHS), 2006).
Women dying in childbirth: 1,107 per 100,000 live births (SHHS, 2006). UK: 13 per 100,000 (UNSD, 2007).
Children dying before age 5: 112 per 1,000 live births (SHHS, 2006). UK: 6 per 1,000 (UNSD, 2005).
Percentage of children receiving primary school education: 53.7% (SHHS, 2006).
Percentage of people aged 15-49 living with HIV/AIDS: 1.4% (est.) (UNAIDS, 2007). UK: 0.2% (UNSD, 2005).
Percentage of people with access to safe, clean water: 56.1% (SHHS, 2006).
Total UK aid received (2008/09): £110m (Source: Statistics for International Development 2009)

Progress towards Millennium Development Goals

MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Between 2001 and 2003, the UN estimates that 27% of the population were undernourished. In 2006, Sudan’s own household health survey reported that more than 17% of people weren’t meeting their daily food needs.

MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education
In 2005, only 46.9% of children completed primary school education.

MDG 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
Only 18% of the seats in the national parliament are held by women. However, the difference in the proportion of girls to boys attending primary and secondary schools is much smaller - respectively, 0.87:1.00 and 0.96:1.00 (2006).

MDG 4: Reduce child mortality
At least one child in every 10 dies before the age of 5.

MDG 5: Improve maternal health
At least one woman in every 100 who has given birth, or is about to, dies.

MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
According to UNAIDS, Sudan’s epidemic is the most extensive in the Middle East and north Africa, with adult HIV prevalence estimated at 1.4% (2007). Unprotected heterosexual intercourse is the main factor.

MDG 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
In 2006, 70% of the population had clean drinking water available, but only 35% had access to adequate sanitation.

MDG 8: Develop a global partnership for development
One of the elements of this MDG is access to communication technology. The percentage of people in Sudan with a mobile phone subscription has increased from 0.07% in 2000 to 11.59% in 2006.

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