Burundi vs Uganda: Child mortality rate
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 rate 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 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 31st of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 7 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.03 deaths per 100 live births | 22.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1960s | 24.62 deaths per 100 live births | 20.83 deaths per 100 live births | 3.79 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 | 0.568 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 | 0.98 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 5.05 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 0.07 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, 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 rate 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?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Uganda rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Burundi ranks 34th 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
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.