Afghanistan vs Uganda: Child mortality by sex
Afghanistan
5.7 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uganda
5.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
27th
Uganda rank
29th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Afghanistan
- Uganda
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 5.7 deaths per 100 live births against 5.37 deaths per 100 live births in Uganda, a difference of 0.33 deaths per 100 live births.
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 deaths per 100 live births | 24.39 deaths per 100 live births | 12.61 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 33.45 deaths per 100 live births | 22.09 deaths per 100 live births | 11.36 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 29.22 deaths per 100 live births | 21.66 deaths per 100 live births | 7.56 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 25.6 deaths per 100 live births | 21.53 deaths per 100 live births | 4.07 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 16.2 deaths per 100 live births | 17.69 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 2000s | 11.62 deaths per 100 live births | 12.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4242 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 2010s | 7.84 deaths per 100 live births | 6.67 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 6.08 deaths per 100 live births | 5.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5978 deaths per 100 live births | 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 deaths per 100 live births against 5.37 deaths per 100 live births in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 0.33 deaths per 100 live births, 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?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by 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.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .