Burundi vs Uganda: Child mortality
Burundi
4.71 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uganda
4.87 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Uganda rank
31st
Child mortality over time
- Burundi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 4.87 deaths per 100 live births against 4.71 deaths per 100 live births in Burundi, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Uganda ahead.
Burundi ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 31st of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 7 and Uganda in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | 51.09 deaths per 100 live births | 8.7 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1810s | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | 51.09 deaths per 100 live births | 8.7 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1820s | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | 51.09 deaths per 100 live births | 8.7 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1830s | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | 51.09 deaths per 100 live births | 8.7 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1840s | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | 51.09 deaths per 100 live births | 8.7 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1850s | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | 51.09 deaths per 100 live births | 8.7 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1860s | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | 51.09 deaths per 100 live births | 8.7 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1870s | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | 51.09 deaths per 100 live births | 8.7 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1880s | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | 51.09 deaths per 100 live births | 8.7 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1890s | 42.38 deaths per 100 live births | 51.07 deaths per 100 live births | 8.69 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1900s | 42.06 deaths per 100 live births | 50.69 deaths per 100 live births | 8.63 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1910s | 41.2 deaths per 100 live births | 49.65 deaths per 100 live births | 8.45 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1920s | 40.21 deaths per 100 live births | 49.35 deaths per 100 live births | 9.14 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1930s | 38.4 deaths per 100 live births | 45.21 deaths per 100 live births | 6.81 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1940s | 34.24 deaths per 100 live births | 35.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1950s | 26.95 deaths per 100 live births | 24.78 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1960s | 24.67 deaths per 100 live births | 20.83 deaths per 100 live births | 3.84 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1970s | 25.31 deaths per 100 live births | 20.41 deaths per 100 live births | 4.9 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1980s | 18.71 deaths per 100 live births | 20.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1990s | 17.09 deaths per 100 live births | 16.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5684 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2000s | 12.58 deaths per 100 live births | 11.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 7.06 deaths per 100 live births | 6.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9784 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 5.05 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0706 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Burundi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 4.87 deaths per 100 live births against 4.71 deaths per 100 live births in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Burundi and Uganda?
- 0.16 deaths per 100 live births, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Uganda?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Uganda rank globally for child mortality?
- Burundi ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 31st of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.