Burundi vs Uganda: Mortality rate, under-5
Burundi
47.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Uganda
48.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Uganda rank
31st
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Burundi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 48.7 per 1,000 live births against 47.1 per 1,000 live births in Burundi, a difference of 1.6 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 31st of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 244.98 per 1,000 live births | 202.38 per 1,000 live births | 42.6 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 1970s | 253.13 per 1,000 live births | 204.15 per 1,000 live births | 48.98 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 1980s | 187.07 per 1,000 live births | 203.25 per 1,000 live births | 16.18 per 1,000 live births | Uganda |
| 1990s | 170.88 per 1,000 live births | 165.2 per 1,000 live births | 5.68 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2000s | 125.77 per 1,000 live births | 111.31 per 1,000 live births | 14.46 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 70.62 per 1,000 live births | 60.82 per 1,000 live births | 9.8 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 50.54 per 1,000 live births | 49.84 per 1,000 live births | 0.7 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Burundi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 48.7 per 1,000 live births against 47.1 per 1,000 live births in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Burundi and Uganda?
- 1.6 per 1,000 live births, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Uganda?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Uganda rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Burundi ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 31st of 196 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 (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 is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.