A look at Sudan’s brutal civil war by the numbers as it enters a fourth year

The fighting has pushed many people into famine, caused a huge displacement crisis and left over 30 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.

Smoke billows after drone strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted the northern port in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, Sudan, May 6, 2025. (Photo | AP, FILE)

CAIRO: Sudan is entering a fourth year of war between the military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary forces. Both sides have been accused of committing atrocities like ethnic cleansing, extrajudicial killings and sexual violence against civilians.

The fighting has pushed many people into famine, caused a huge displacement crisis and left over 30 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. Here's a look at the war by the numbers:

59,000: At least this many people have been killed, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data, or ACLED. Aid groups say the true toll could be much higher as access to areas of fighting across the vast country remains limited.

11,000: The number of missing people over the course of the war, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.

4.5 million: About this many people have fled the country to places like Egypt, South Sudan, Libya and Chad.

9 million: About this many people remain displaced in Sudan.

19 million: More than this many people face acute hunger, according to the World Food Program.

24%: This is the amount that fuel prices have shot up in Sudan since conflict in the Middle East escalated.

354: This is the number of community kitchens that have closed over the last six months after providing a lifeline for millions of people, according to Islamic Relief.

Over 4,300: About this many children have been killed or maimed in the war, according to UNICEF.

8 million: At least this many children are still out of school, according to UNICEF.

11%: About this many schools are being used by warring sides or are shelters for displaced people, according to UNICEF.

63%: This many of Sudan's health facilities are fully or partially functioning, according to World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

217: This is the number of verified attacks on health facilities since the war began, according to the WHO.

1,032: This was the number of civilians killed by air and drone strikes in 2025, according to ACLED, as a surge in drone strikes took a growing toll.