Somalia vs Uganda: Number of infant deaths
Somalia
51,546 deaths
in 2024
Uganda
61,371 deaths
in 2024
Somalia rank
14th
Uganda rank
12th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Somalia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 61,371 deaths against 51,546 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 9,825 deaths.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Uganda ahead.
Somalia ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,717 deaths | 86,796 deaths | 51,079 deaths | Uganda |
| 1990s | 49,202 deaths | 97,799 deaths | 48,597 deaths | Uganda |
| 2000s | 51,478 deaths | 86,157 deaths | 34,680 deaths | Uganda |
| 2010s | 64,405 deaths | 60,399 deaths | 4,006 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 55,393 deaths | 60,456 deaths | 5,063 deaths | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Somalia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 61,371 deaths against 51,546 deaths in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Somalia and Uganda?
- 9,825 deaths, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Somalia ranks 14th 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 .