Afghanistan vs Uganda: Number of infant deaths
Afghanistan
70,975 deaths
in 2024
Uganda
61,371 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
9th
Uganda rank
12th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Uganda
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 70,975 deaths against 61,371 deaths in Uganda, a difference of 9,604 deaths.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 108,340 deaths | 44,603 deaths | 63,736 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 114,994 deaths | 47,470 deaths | 67,524 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 131,767 deaths | 63,837 deaths | 67,930 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 108,570 deaths | 84,763 deaths | 23,807 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 101,216 deaths | 97,799 deaths | 3,417 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 100,900 deaths | 86,157 deaths | 14,743 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 83,457 deaths | 60,399 deaths | 23,058 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 74,251 deaths | 60,456 deaths | 13,795 deaths | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Afghanistan or Uganda?
- Afghanistan, at 70,975 deaths against 61,371 deaths in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 9,604 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 12th 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 infant 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 1 .