Afghanistan vs Uganda: Child mortality by sex
Afghanistan
5.7
in 2024
Uganda
5.37
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
27th
Uganda rank
29th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Afghanistan
- Uganda
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 5.7 against 5.37 in Uganda, a difference of 0.33.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 27th and Uganda ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37 | 24.39 | 12.61 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 33.45 | 22.09 | 11.36 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 29.22 | 21.66 | 7.56 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 25.6 | 21.53 | 4.07 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 16.2 | 17.69 | 1.48 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 11.62 | 12.04 | 0.4242 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 7.84 | 6.67 | 1.17 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 6.08 | 5.49 | 0.5978 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Afghanistan or Uganda?
- Afghanistan, at 5.7 against 5.37 in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 0.33, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Afghanistan ranks 27th and Uganda ranks 29th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.