Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Chad or Uganda?

Chad, at 52,339 deaths against 49,265 deaths in Uganda as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Uganda: Number of infants who die before age 1

Chad

52,339 deaths

in 2023

Uganda

49,265 deaths

in 2023

Chad rank

15th

Uganda rank

18th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Chad
Uganda

How they compare

Chad currently reports 52,339 deaths against 49,265 deaths in Uganda, a difference of 3,074 deaths.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.

Chad ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 18th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	23,960 deaths	43,479 deaths	19,519 deaths	Uganda
1960s	25,694 deaths	48,878 deaths	23,183 deaths	Uganda
1970s	29,382 deaths	65,871 deaths	36,489 deaths	Uganda
1980s	33,683 deaths	85,505 deaths	51,822 deaths	Uganda
1990s	43,313 deaths	100,321 deaths	57,008 deaths	Uganda
2000s	51,229 deaths	90,549 deaths	39,319 deaths	Uganda
2010s	54,018 deaths	61,210 deaths	7,192 deaths	Uganda
2020s	52,422 deaths	51,121 deaths	1,301 deaths	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Chad or Uganda?: Chad, at 52,339 deaths against 49,265 deaths in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Chad and Uganda?: 3,074 deaths, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Uganda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chad and Uganda rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Chad ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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. This only includes people at birth.