Figure (2) Mortality Rate among Children below 5 years (1990-2006 Key: Gray color=2006 Blue color 1990 Regions from right to left= Northern Sudan, Northern region, Darfur, Kordufan, Central region, Eastern Region and Khartoum. Figures= starting from 0 below going up to 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140, 160, 180, 200 Results of the Sudan Household Health Survey, 2006 show big disparities between regions. Ratios are very high in the south with the highest being recorded in Western Equatoria state and the lowest was in Gezira state which recorded 62/1000 live births for children below 5 and 52/1000 live births for children below 1 year as depicted in figures 3 and 4 below. Figure (3) Mortality Rate among children below 5 by state 36