South Asia vs Uganda: Mortality rate, under-5, male
South Asia
27 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Uganda
53.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Asia rank
26th
Uganda rank
29th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- South Asia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 53.7 per 1,000 live births against 27 per 1,000 live births in South Asia, a difference of 26.7 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Uganda's figure about 2.0 times South Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
South Asia ranks 26th 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 | South Asia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.2 per 1,000 live births | 176.86 per 1,000 live births | 69.66 per 1,000 live births | Uganda |
| 2000s | 71.31 per 1,000 live births | 120.42 per 1,000 live births | 49.11 per 1,000 live births | Uganda |
| 2010s | 43.38 per 1,000 live births | 66.74 per 1,000 live births | 23.36 per 1,000 live births | Uganda |
| 2020s | 29.56 per 1,000 live births | 54.86 per 1,000 live births | 25.3 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, South Asia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 53.7 per 1,000 live births against 27 per 1,000 live births in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between South Asia and Uganda?
- 26.7 per 1,000 live births, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do South Asia and Uganda rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- South Asia ranks 26th 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.