What is child mortality rate in Uganda?

Child mortality rate in Uganda was 4.87 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Uganda?

The highest recorded value was 25.39 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Uganda?

The lowest recorded value was 4.87 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Uganda rank for child mortality rate?

Uganda ranks 31st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Uganda?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Uganda data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Uganda

Name: Child mortality rate in Uganda
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uganda: Child mortality rate was 4.87 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

4.87 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.4%

World rank

31st

of 200 countries

All-time high

25.39 deaths per 100 live births

in 1953

All-time low

4.87 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1953–2024

Child mortality rate in Uganda, 1953–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 4.87 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Uganda peaked at 25.39 deaths per 100 live births in 1953 and was at its lowest, 4.87 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Uganda 31st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	23.99 deaths per 100 live births	22.65 deaths per 100 live births	25.39 deaths per 100 live births	7
1960s	20.83 deaths per 100 live births	19.59 deaths per 100 live births	22.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	20.41 deaths per 100 live births	19.43 deaths per 100 live births	21.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	20.32 deaths per 100 live births	18.61 deaths per 100 live births	22.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	16.52 deaths per 100 live births	14.96 deaths per 100 live births	18.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	11.13 deaths per 100 live births	8.12 deaths per 100 live births	14.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	6.08 deaths per 100 live births	5.16 deaths per 100 live births	7.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.98 deaths per 100 live births	4.87 deaths per 100 live births	5.09 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Uganda

28 Angola 4.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
29 Djibouti 4.89 deaths per 100 live births compare
30 Malawi 4.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
32 Zambia 4.84 deaths per 100 live births compare
33 East Timor 4.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
34 Burundi 4.71 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Uganda?: Child mortality rate in Uganda was 4.87 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 25.39 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 4.87 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Uganda rank for child mortality rate?: Uganda ranks 31st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Uganda?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.