Latin America & Caribbean vs Uganda: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Latin America & Caribbean
16.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Uganda
53.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
32nd
Uganda rank
29th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 53.7 per 1,000 live births against 16.9 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 36.8 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Uganda's figure about 3.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Uganda ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.12 per 1,000 live births | 176.86 per 1,000 live births | 128.74 per 1,000 live births | Uganda |
| 2000s | 29.26 per 1,000 live births | 120.42 per 1,000 live births | 91.16 per 1,000 live births | Uganda |
| 2010s | 20.82 per 1,000 live births | 66.74 per 1,000 live births | 45.92 per 1,000 live births | Uganda |
| 2020s | 17.62 per 1,000 live births | 54.86 per 1,000 live births | 37.24 per 1,000 live births | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Latin America & Caribbean or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 53.7 per 1,000 live births against 16.9 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Latin America & Caribbean and Uganda?
- 36.8 per 1,000 live births, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Uganda rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Uganda ranks 29th of 47 groups.
- 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.