Which has higher child mortality rate, Tanzania, United Republic of or Uganda?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 3.9% against 3.9% in Uganda as of 2023.

What is the difference in child mortality rate between Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?

0.0%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Tanzania, United Republic of vs Uganda: Child mortality rate

Tanzania, United Republic of

3.9%

in 2023

Uganda

3.9%

in 2023

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

46th

Uganda rank

47th

Child mortality rate over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Uganda

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 3.9% against 3.9% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 47th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Tanzania, United Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania, United Republic of	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	25.1%	24.8%	0.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1960s	23.0%	20.8%	2.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s	19.8%	20.8%	1.0%	Uganda
1980s	17.6%	20.6%	3.0%	Uganda
1990s	15.4%	16.6%	1.2%	Uganda
2000s	9.8%	11.1%	1.3%	Uganda
2010s	5.6%	5.9%	0.2%	Uganda
2020s	4.1%	4.1%	0.0%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Tanzania, United Republic of or Uganda?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 3.9% against 3.9% in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?: 0.0%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda rank globally for child mortality rate?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: % of children
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.