Uganda vs Zambia: Child mortality rate
Uganda
4.87 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zambia
4.84 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uganda rank
31st
Zambia rank
32nd
Child mortality rate over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 4.87 deaths per 100 live births against 4.84 deaths per 100 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 32nd of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.99 deaths per 100 live births | 22.12 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1960s | 20.83 deaths per 100 live births | 19.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1970s | 20.41 deaths per 100 live births | 16.22 deaths per 100 live births | 4.2 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1980s | 20.32 deaths per 100 live births | 16.54 deaths per 100 live births | 3.79 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1990s | 16.52 deaths per 100 live births | 17.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.712 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2000s | 11.13 deaths per 100 live births | 11.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.022 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 2010s | 6.08 deaths per 100 live births | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.164 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.014 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Uganda or Zambia?
- Uganda, at 4.87 deaths per 100 live births against 4.84 deaths per 100 live births in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Uganda and Zambia?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Uganda 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?
- Uganda ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 32nd 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.