Uganda vs Zambia: Number of under-five deaths, per capita
Uganda
0.0017 units per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.0015 units per person
in 2024
Uganda rank
25th
Zambia rank
26th
Number of under-five deaths, per capita over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.0017 units per person against 0.0015 units per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 26th of 196 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.0094 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0 units per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per capita, Uganda or Zambia?
- Uganda, at 0.0017 units per person against 0.0015 units per person in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per capita between Uganda and Zambia?
- 0.0002 units per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 26th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of under-five deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.