Djibouti vs Uganda: Child mortality by sex
Djibouti
5.33 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uganda
5.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Djibouti rank
31st
Uganda rank
29th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Djibouti
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 5.37 deaths per 100 live births against 5.33 deaths per 100 live births in Djibouti, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Uganda ahead.
Djibouti ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.52 deaths per 100 live births | 23.03 deaths per 100 live births | 6.51 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1980s | 14.06 deaths per 100 live births | 21.53 deaths per 100 live births | 7.47 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1990s | 11.43 deaths per 100 live births | 17.69 deaths per 100 live births | 6.26 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 2000s | 9.4 deaths per 100 live births | 12.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 2010s | 7.16 deaths per 100 live births | 6.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4891 deaths per 100 live births | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.207 deaths per 100 live births | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Djibouti or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 5.37 deaths per 100 live births against 5.33 deaths per 100 live births in Djibouti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Djibouti and Uganda?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Uganda?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Uganda rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Djibouti ranks 31st 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 .