Indonesia vs Uganda: Number of child deaths
Indonesia
79,142 deaths
in 2024
Uganda
82,589 deaths
in 2024
Indonesia rank
11th
Uganda rank
10th
Number of child deaths over time
- Indonesia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 82,589 deaths against 79,142 deaths in Indonesia, a difference of 3,447 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 826,126 deaths | 78,330 deaths | 747,796 deaths | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 824,133 deaths | 82,642 deaths | 741,491 deaths | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 673,502 deaths | 110,116 deaths | 563,386 deaths | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 507,721 deaths | 141,638 deaths | 366,082 deaths | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 320,984 deaths | 158,699 deaths | 162,286 deaths | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 202,952 deaths | 134,108 deaths | 68,844 deaths | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 132,202 deaths | 86,893 deaths | 45,310 deaths | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 86,973 deaths | 81,967 deaths | 5,006 deaths | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Indonesia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 82,589 deaths against 79,142 deaths in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Indonesia and Uganda?
- 3,447 deaths, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Uganda?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Uganda rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Indonesia ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 10th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .