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
40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k140.0k196019922024

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

Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.