Child mortality around the world in Uganda
Uganda: Child mortality around the world was 3.89 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child mortality around the world in Uganda, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality around the world in Uganda is 3.89, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality around the world in Uganda peaked at 27.23 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.89, in 2023.
Uganda ranks 47th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.83 | 22.71 | 27.23 | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.78 | 19.54 | 22.29 | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.81 | 19.43 | 22.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.56 | 18.48 | 22.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.63 | 14.94 | 18.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.14 | 8.13 | 14.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.87 | 4.51 | 7.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.15 | 3.89 | 4.35 | 4 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 853.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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 child mortality around the world in Uganda?
- Child mortality around the world in Uganda was 3.89 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality around the world recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 27.23 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality around the world recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.89 in 2023.
- How does Uganda rank for child mortality around the world?
- Uganda ranks 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality around the world rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality around the world. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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