What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Uganda and Zambia?

0.21 deaths per 100 live births, with Uganda ahead.

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

44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Uganda vs Zambia: Youth mortality rate

Uganda

5.93 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Zambia

5.72 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Uganda rank

32nd

Zambia rank

34th

Youth mortality rate over time

Uganda
Zambia

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 5.93 deaths per 100 live births against 5.72 deaths per 100 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.21 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Uganda ahead.

Uganda ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 34th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uganda	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	22.91 deaths per 100 live births	19.12 deaths per 100 live births	3.78 deaths per 100 live births	Uganda
1990s	18.69 deaths per 100 live births	19.27 deaths per 100 live births	0.5819 deaths per 100 live births	Zambia
2000s	12.91 deaths per 100 live births	12.69 deaths per 100 live births	0.2165 deaths per 100 live births	Uganda
2010s	7.48 deaths per 100 live births	7.35 deaths per 100 live births	0.1362 deaths per 100 live births	Uganda
2020s	6.11 deaths per 100 live births	5.91 deaths per 100 live births	0.1987 deaths per 100 live births	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Uganda or Zambia?: Uganda, at 5.93 deaths per 100 live births against 5.72 deaths per 100 live births in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Uganda and Zambia?: 0.21 deaths per 100 live births, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for youth mortality rate?: Uganda ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 34th 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.