East Timor vs Uganda: Infant mortality by sex
East Timor
3.82 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uganda
3.97 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
East Timor rank
34th
Uganda rank
31st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- East Timor
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 3.97 deaths per 100 live births against 3.82 deaths per 100 live births in East Timor, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was East Timor ahead.
East Timor ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.25 deaths per 100 live births | 11.9 deaths per 100 live births | 7.35 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1990s | 14.83 deaths per 100 live births | 10.67 deaths per 100 live births | 4.16 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 2000s | 7.33 deaths per 100 live births | 7.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3226 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 2010s | 4.92 deaths per 100 live births | 4.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3149 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 2020s | 4.04 deaths per 100 live births | 4.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0306 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, East Timor or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 3.97 deaths per 100 live births against 3.82 deaths per 100 live births in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between East Timor and Uganda?
- 0.15 deaths per 100 live births, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Uganda?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do East Timor and Uganda rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- East Timor ranks 34th 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 .