What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Uganda and Zambia?

0.3 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.

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.

Uganda vs Zambia: Mortality rate, under-5

Uganda

48.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Zambia

48.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Uganda rank

31st

Zambia rank

32nd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Uganda
Zambia

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 48.7 per 1,000 live births against 48.4 per 1,000 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.3 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 31st and Zambia ranks 32nd of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uganda	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	208.34 per 1,000 live births	192.82 per 1,000 live births	15.52 per 1,000 live births	Uganda
1970s	204.15 per 1,000 live births	162.19 per 1,000 live births	41.96 per 1,000 live births	Uganda
1980s	203.25 per 1,000 live births	165.4 per 1,000 live births	37.85 per 1,000 live births	Uganda
1990s	165.2 per 1,000 live births	172.32 per 1,000 live births	7.12 per 1,000 live births	Zambia
2000s	111.31 per 1,000 live births	111.09 per 1,000 live births	0.22 per 1,000 live births	Uganda
2010s	60.82 per 1,000 live births	62.46 per 1,000 live births	1.64 per 1,000 live births	Zambia
2020s	49.84 per 1,000 live births	49.98 per 1,000 live births	0.14 per 1,000 live births	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Uganda or Zambia?: Uganda, at 48.7 per 1,000 live births against 48.4 per 1,000 live births in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Uganda and Zambia?: 0.3 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?: Uganda ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 32nd 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.