Burundi vs Uganda: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
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 vs. GDP per capita 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 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.5 deaths per 100 live births | 20.24 deaths per 100 live births | 4.26 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 vs. gdp per capita, 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 vs. gdp per capita 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?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Uganda rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
- Burundi ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 31st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .