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Sudan's civil war has left at least an estimated 62,000 dead—but the true figure could be far higher

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An 18-month-long conflict in Sudan has displaced more than 14 million people and carved up of the country by geography and ideology.

Authors: We may never know the exact death toll but it's among the deadliest in the world today .

They say it's difficult to estimate mortality in war for a slew of practical and political reasons.

Authors say Sudanese-American health workers are keenly aware of how fraught it can be to estimate death toll.

The destruction of civilian infrastructure prevents medicine, food, clean water and vaccinations from getting to in-need populations.

Nearly 80% of medical facilities have been rendered inoperable; at least 58 physicians have been killed.

The transmission of communicable diseases thrives in conflicts like the one in Sudan , authors say.

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