Tens of thousands of people have died in Sudan's conflict, where millions of children face famine and displaced populations live in survival conditions.

Omissions

• The claimed magnitude ('tens of thousands') significantly understates the death toll: CSIS reports death toll estimates ranging from 150,000 to 400,000, and a year-end compilation for 2025 (Dabanga) puts deaths since April 2023 at nearly 150,000.
• 'Millions of children face famine' is a slightly loose formulation: formally declared famine (IPC Phase 5) has been confirmed in specific camps (e.g., Zamzam), while country-wide figures show 19.5-21.2 million people facing acute food insecurity and 825,000 children under five at risk of death from severe malnutrition in 2026 — consistent with the claim's gravity but not with a nationwide formal famine declaration.
• Recorded/documented fatality figures (ACLED, OHCHR) are lower than total mortality estimates because many deaths in besieged and inaccessible areas go unrecorded; the higher figures are statistical estimates.

Sources

• PrimaryACLED — Foreign meddling and fragmentation fuel the war in SudanACLED records over 28,700 reported fatalities by the end of November 2024... the war's actual death toll, which some have put as high as 150,000.
• PrimaryIPC (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification) — Sudan Acute Food Insecurity Situation September 2025In September 2025, at the peak of the lean season, an estimated 21.2 million people—45 percent of the population—faced high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above).
• SecondaryCenter for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) — The Sudan War in 10 ChartsSudan's civil war has entered its fourth year as the world's largest, most underfunded, and most overlooked humanitarian crisis... death toll estimates range from 150,000 to 400,000. The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) has tracked over 58,000 [reported fatalities].
• SecondaryDabanga Sudan — The tragedy of the Sudan war as reflected in the numbers for 2025The total number of deaths since the beginning of the war in April 2023 until December 2025 reached nearly 150,000 deaths.
• SecondaryBBC News — Sudan death toll far higher than previously reported (study)More than 61,000 people have died in Khartoum state, where the fighting began last year, researchers say.
• SecondaryUNICEF Sudan — Risk of Famine persists as nearly 19.5 million people face acute food insecurityConflict, displacement and restricted humanitarian access leave more than 825,000 children at risk of death from severe malnutrition in 2026; nearly 19.5 million people face acute food insecurity in Sudan.