Uganda vs Zambia: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Uganda
53.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zambia
52.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Uganda rank
29th
Zambia rank
32nd
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 53.7 per 1,000 live births against 52.9 per 1,000 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 220.88 per 1,000 live births | 199.49 per 1,000 live births | 21.39 per 1,000 live births | Uganda |
| 1970s | 216.58 per 1,000 live births | 167.95 per 1,000 live births | 48.63 per 1,000 live births | Uganda |
| 1980s | 215.29 per 1,000 live births | 172.31 per 1,000 live births | 42.98 per 1,000 live births | Uganda |
| 1990s | 176.86 per 1,000 live births | 180.46 per 1,000 live births | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2000s | 120.42 per 1,000 live births | 118.68 per 1,000 live births | 1.74 per 1,000 live births | Uganda |
| 2010s | 66.74 per 1,000 live births | 67.93 per 1,000 live births | 1.19 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2020s | 54.86 per 1,000 live births | 54.54 per 1,000 live births | 0.32 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, Uganda or Zambia?
- Uganda, at 53.7 per 1,000 live births against 52.9 per 1,000 live births in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Uganda and Zambia?
- 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Uganda ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 32nd 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.