Ethiopia vs Uganda: Infant mortality by sex
Ethiopia
3.96 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uganda
3.97 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
32nd
Uganda rank
31st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Ethiopia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 3.97 deaths per 100 live births against 3.96 deaths per 100 live births in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Uganda ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.66 deaths per 100 live births | 12.02 deaths per 100 live births | 3.64 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 16.95 deaths per 100 live births | 12.4 deaths per 100 live births | 4.54 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 17.27 deaths per 100 live births | 12.55 deaths per 100 live births | 4.72 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 12.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10.67 deaths per 100 live births | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 8.69 deaths per 100 live births | 7.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 5.68 deaths per 100 live births | 4.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.77 deaths per 100 live births | 4.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7565 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Ethiopia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 3.97 deaths per 100 live births against 3.96 deaths per 100 live births in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Ethiopia ranks 32nd 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 Infant mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .