Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Uganda: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.1244 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.4129 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th
Uganda rank
10th
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.4129 units per square kilometre against 0.1244 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.2885 units per square kilometre.
That makes Uganda's figure about 3.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1981 units per square kilometre | 0.7942 units per square kilometre | 0.5962 units per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.1746 units per square kilometre | 0.6712 units per square kilometre | 0.4966 units per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.1349 units per square kilometre | 0.4333 units per square kilometre | 0.2985 units per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.1269 units per square kilometre | 0.408 units per square kilometre | 0.2811 units per square kilometre | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.4129 units per square kilometre against 0.1244 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda?
- 0.2885 units per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 10th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.