Homicide Rate in Sudan: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

Every intentional homicide is a fracture in the fabric of a community, a life cut short before its natural span. When we look at the data for Sudan, we are counting individual absences that ripple through generations. In the 2020s, the homicide rate in Sudan stands at 9.5 per 100,000, ranking #131 of 157 countries. While these statistics provide a skeletal framework of safety and risk, each digit represents the loss of potential, mourning, and the quiet, persistent effort of a society to reconcile its past with its future.

The historical arc of Sudan reflects a long, gradual transition in the stability of daily life. In the 1800s estimate 15, the rate began a slow decline, moving through the 1850s estimate 14 to the 1900s estimate 13. By the 1950s 11, the trend continued downward, eventually settling into the 1990s 10 and 2000s 10. Projections suggest this trajectory will persist, moving toward a 2060s projection 7.74 and ultimately reaching a 2100s projection 6.3, mapping a centuries-long shift in how interpersonal violence shapes the national experience.

For someone born in Sudan, these changing rates define the statistical likelihood of their own safety. A person living in the 1810s estimate 14.8 faced a different reality than one born during the 1940s 11 or the 2010s 9.75. As the decades advance toward the 2090s projection 6.63, the cumulative experience of a population shifts alongside these numbers. You can explore how these patterns intersect with other vital statistics to better understand the landscape of human existence across these three centuries.

Use our interactive tools to calculate your own parallel lives among those born in these different eras.