Afghanistan vs Uganda: Number of infant deaths
Afghanistan
70,975
in 2024
Uganda
61,371
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
9th
Uganda rank
12th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Uganda
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 70,975 against 61,371 in Uganda, a difference of 9,604.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 12th of 197 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114,994 | 47,470 | 67,524 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 131,767 | 63,837 | 67,930 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 108,570 | 84,763 | 23,807 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 101,216 | 97,799 | 3,417 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 100,900 | 86,157 | 14,743 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 83,457 | 60,399 | 23,058 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 74,251 | 60,456 | 13,795 | 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 against 61,371 in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 9,604, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 12th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.