Angola vs Uganda: Child mortality rate

Angola
4.9 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uganda
4.87 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Angola rank
28th
Uganda rank
31st

Child mortality rate over time

  • Angola
  • Uganda
510152025195319882024

How they compare

Angola currently reports 4.9 deaths per 100 live births against 4.87 deaths per 100 live births in Uganda, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Angola has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 31st of 200 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 22.03 deaths per 100 live births 20.32 deaths per 100 live births 1.71 deaths per 100 live births Angola
1990s 20.73 deaths per 100 live births 16.52 deaths per 100 live births 4.21 deaths per 100 live births Angola
2000s 13.77 deaths per 100 live births 11.13 deaths per 100 live births 2.64 deaths per 100 live births Angola
2010s 6.56 deaths per 100 live births 6.08 deaths per 100 live births 0.479 deaths per 100 live births Angola
2020s 5.18 deaths per 100 live births 4.98 deaths per 100 live births 0.192 deaths per 100 live births Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Angola or Uganda?
Angola, at 4.9 deaths per 100 live births against 4.87 deaths per 100 live births in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Angola and Uganda?
0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Uganda?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Angola and Uganda rank globally for child mortality rate?
Angola ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 31st of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.