Djibouti vs Uganda: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Djibouti
4.89 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uganda
4.87 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Djibouti rank
29th
Uganda rank
31st
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Djibouti
- Uganda
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 4.89 deaths per 100 live births against 4.87 deaths per 100 live births in Uganda, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uganda ahead.
Djibouti ranks 29th and Uganda ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.34 deaths per 100 live births | 20.32 deaths per 100 live births | 6.98 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1990s | 10.77 deaths per 100 live births | 16.52 deaths per 100 live births | 5.75 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 2000s | 8.81 deaths per 100 live births | 11.13 deaths per 100 live births | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 2010s | 6.63 deaths per 100 live births | 6.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5473 deaths per 100 live births | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 5.22 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 0.242 deaths per 100 live births | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, Djibouti or Uganda?
- Djibouti, at 4.89 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 vs. share in extreme poverty between Djibouti and Uganda?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Uganda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Uganda rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Djibouti ranks 29th and Uganda ranks 31st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .