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

Uganda, at 49,265 deaths against 45,791 deaths in China as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between China and Uganda?

3,474 deaths, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China 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.

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

China

45,791 deaths

in 2023

Uganda

49,265 deaths

in 2023

China rank

19th

Uganda rank

18th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

China
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 49,265 deaths against 45,791 deaths in China, a difference of 3,474 deaths.

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

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

China ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 18th of 236 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.91 million deaths	43,479 deaths	2.86 million deaths	China
1960s	2.77 million deaths	48,878 deaths	2.72 million deaths	China
1970s	1.63 million deaths	65,871 deaths	1.57 million deaths	China
1980s	1.05 million deaths	85,505 deaths	961,093 deaths	China
1990s	734,183 deaths	100,321 deaths	633,862 deaths	China
2000s	343,836 deaths	90,549 deaths	253,287 deaths	China
2010s	164,589 deaths	61,210 deaths	103,379 deaths	China
2020s	57,755 deaths	51,121 deaths	6,634 deaths	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, China or Uganda?: Uganda, at 49,265 deaths against 45,791 deaths in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between China and Uganda?: 3,474 deaths, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Uganda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do China and Uganda rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: China ranks 19th 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.