Number of child deaths by age in Uganda
Uganda: Number of child deaths by age was 21,218 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths by age in Uganda, 1958–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths by age in Uganda is 21,218 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 67 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Uganda peaked at 61,765 deaths in 1997 and was at its lowest, 21,218 deaths, in 2024.
That places Uganda 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 67 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33,727 deaths | 33,698 deaths | 33,756 deaths | 2 |
| 1960s | 35,172 deaths | 33,856 deaths | 37,425 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 46,279 deaths | 38,458 deaths | 54,638 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 56,875 deaths | 55,585 deaths | 59,631 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 60,900 deaths | 60,178 deaths | 61,765 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,951 deaths | 36,588 deaths | 58,522 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,494 deaths | 21,986 deaths | 34,145 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,511 deaths | 21,218 deaths | 21,700 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 11 Cameroon 22,957 deaths compare
- 12 Angola 22,432 deaths compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 22,247 deaths compare
- 15 Bangladesh 20,730 deaths compare
- 16 Cote d'Ivoire 19,188 deaths compare
- 17 Mozambique 19,024 deaths compare
More health data for Uganda
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 464,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 469,853 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 479,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 484,060 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 493,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 498,483 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by age in Uganda?
- Number of child deaths by age in Uganda was 21,218 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 61,765 deaths in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,218 deaths in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Uganda ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .