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
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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About this data
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.