Afghanistan vs Uganda: Number of youth deaths
Afghanistan
88,545 deaths
in 2024
Uganda
98,114 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
14th
Uganda rank
11th
Number of youth deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 98,114 deaths against 88,545 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 9,569 deaths.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 11th of 199 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 128,759 deaths | 174,542 deaths | 45,783 deaths | Uganda |
| 2000s | 124,367 deaths | 151,343 deaths | 26,976 deaths | Uganda |
| 2010s | 101,521 deaths | 103,820 deaths | 2,299 deaths | Uganda |
| 2020s | 91,826 deaths | 97,831 deaths | 6,005 deaths | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Afghanistan or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 98,114 deaths against 88,545 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 9,569 deaths, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 11th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.