Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Burundi or Uganda?

Burundi, at 8,143 deaths against 6,666 deaths in Uganda as of 2100.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Burundi and Uganda?

1,477 deaths, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Uganda?

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Uganda: Number of infants who die before age 1

Burundi

8,143 deaths

in 2100

Uganda

6,666 deaths

in 2100

Burundi rank

27th

Uganda rank

30th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Burundi
Uganda

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 8,143 deaths against 6,666 deaths in Uganda, a difference of 1,477 deaths.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Uganda ahead.

Burundi ranks 27th and Uganda ranks 30th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2020s	16,038 deaths	44,816 deaths	28,778 deaths	Uganda
2030s	16,336 deaths	35,331 deaths	18,995 deaths	Uganda
2040s	15,780 deaths	26,400 deaths	10,621 deaths	Uganda
2050s	13,908 deaths	20,215 deaths	6,307 deaths	Uganda
2060s	12,546 deaths	15,397 deaths	2,851 deaths	Uganda
2070s	11,325 deaths	11,819 deaths	493.9 deaths	Uganda
2080s	9,821 deaths	9,425 deaths	395.8 deaths	Burundi
2090s	8,619 deaths	7,542 deaths	1,077 deaths	Burundi
2100s	8,143 deaths	6,666 deaths	1,477 deaths	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Burundi or Uganda?: Burundi, at 8,143 deaths against 6,666 deaths in Uganda as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Burundi and Uganda?: 1,477 deaths, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Uganda?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Burundi and Uganda rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Burundi ranks 27th and Uganda ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.