Uganda vs Zambia: Child mortality rate by sex
Uganda
4.35 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zambia
4.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uganda rank
31st
Zambia rank
30th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.37 deaths per 100 live births against 4.35 deaths per 100 live births in Uganda, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 30th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.56 deaths per 100 live births | 21.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1960s | 19.51 deaths per 100 live births | 18.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9359 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1970s | 19.1 deaths per 100 live births | 15.61 deaths per 100 live births | 3.48 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1980s | 19.05 deaths per 100 live births | 15.82 deaths per 100 live births | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1990s | 15.29 deaths per 100 live births | 16.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2000s | 10.17 deaths per 100 live births | 10.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1348 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 5.47 deaths per 100 live births | 5.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1995 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | 4.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0663 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Uganda or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.37 deaths per 100 live births against 4.35 deaths per 100 live births in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Uganda and Zambia?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Uganda ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 30th 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 rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .