Which has higher number of deaths, Afghanistan or Uganda?

Afghanistan, at 240,296 deaths against 235,582 deaths in Uganda as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Afghanistan and Uganda?

4,714 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Uganda: Number of deaths

Afghanistan

240,296 deaths

in 2023

Uganda

235,582 deaths

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

39th

Uganda rank

42nd

Number of deaths over time

Afghanistan
Uganda

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 240,296 deaths against 235,582 deaths in Uganda, a difference of 4,714 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 39th and Uganda ranks 42nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	287,559 deaths	145,792 deaths	141,767 deaths	Afghanistan
1960s	292,713 deaths	152,347 deaths	140,366 deaths	Afghanistan
1970s	314,797 deaths	214,480 deaths	100,317 deaths	Afghanistan
1980s	301,350 deaths	288,294 deaths	13,056 deaths	Afghanistan
1990s	241,715 deaths	339,067 deaths	97,352 deaths	Uganda
2000s	242,951 deaths	316,592 deaths	73,641 deaths	Uganda
2010s	250,330 deaths	245,083 deaths	5,247 deaths	Afghanistan
2020s	274,787 deaths	239,442 deaths	35,346 deaths	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Afghanistan or Uganda?: Afghanistan, at 240,296 deaths against 235,582 deaths in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Afghanistan and Uganda?: 4,714 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for number of deaths?: Afghanistan ranks 39th and Uganda ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year.