Sudan war deaths are likely much higher than recorded, researchers say

BY REUTERS More than 61,000 people are estimated to have died in Khartoum state during the first 14 months of Sudan’s war, with evidence suggesting the toll from the devastating conflict is significantly higher than previously recorded, according to a new report by researchers in Britain and Sudan. The estimate includes some 26,000 people who suffered violent deaths, a higher figure than one currently used by the United Nations for the entire country. The preprint study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine’s Sudan Research Group, released on Wednesday before peer review, suggested that starvation and disease are increasingly becoming the leading causes of death reported across Sudan. The estimated deaths from all causes in Khartoum state were […] The post Sudan war deaths are likely much higher than recorded, researchers say first appeared on 93.3 KFM.