Afghanistan vs Uganda: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Afghanistan
57 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Uganda
53.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
27th
Uganda rank
29th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 57 per 1,000 live births against 53.7 per 1,000 live births in Uganda, a difference of 3.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 27th and Uganda ranks 29th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 334.51 per 1,000 live births 220.88 per 1,000 live births 113.63 per 1,000 live births Afghanistan
1970s 292.18 per 1,000 live births 216.58 per 1,000 live births 75.6 per 1,000 live births Afghanistan
1980s 256.01 per 1,000 live births 215.29 per 1,000 live births 40.72 per 1,000 live births Afghanistan
1990s 162.02 per 1,000 live births 176.86 per 1,000 live births 14.84 per 1,000 live births Uganda
2000s 116.18 per 1,000 live births 120.42 per 1,000 live births 4.24 per 1,000 live births Uganda
2010s 78.38 per 1,000 live births 66.74 per 1,000 live births 11.64 per 1,000 live births Afghanistan
2020s 60.82 per 1,000 live births 54.86 per 1,000 live births 5.96 per 1,000 live births Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Afghanistan or Uganda?
Afghanistan, at 57 per 1,000 live births against 53.7 per 1,000 live births in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Afghanistan and Uganda?
3.3 per 1,000 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Afghanistan ranks 27th and Uganda ranks 29th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.