Child mortality rate in Uganda
Uganda: Child mortality rate was 5.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Uganda, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, child mortality rate in Uganda stood at 5.8%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Uganda peaked at 24.4% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2019.
That places Uganda 23rd out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.6% | 22.7% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.5% | 20.0% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.4% | 19.1% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.3% | 16.9% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 13.8% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 9.1% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.8% | 8.8% | 10 |
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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 child mortality rate in Uganda?
- Child mortality rate in Uganda was 5.8% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for child mortality rate?
- Uganda ranks 23rd out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five