China vs Uganda: Number of infant deaths
China
40,795.0%
in 2023
Uganda
46,730.0%
in 2023
China rank
22nd
Uganda rank
19th
Number of infant deaths over time
- China
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 46,730.0% against 40,795.0% in China, a difference of 5,935.0%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.
China ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 19th of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,726,937.0% | 63,264.0% | 1,663,673.0% | China |
| 1980s | 1,062,333.9% | 84,249.3% | 978,084.6% | China |
| 1990s | 800,920.9% | 98,317.1% | 702,603.8% | China |
| 2000s | 352,077.5% | 86,079.9% | 265,997.6% | China |
| 2010s | 157,708.1% | 57,284.9% | 100,423.2% | China |
| 2020s | 54,637.8% | 48,142.8% | 6,495.0% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, China or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 46,730.0% against 40,795.0% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between China and Uganda?
- 5,935.0%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Uganda?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do China and Uganda rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- China ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 19th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.