Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Uganda
Uganda: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 was 56 lowest in 2016. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Uganda, 1995–2016
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 56 lowest for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Uganda peaked at 109 lowest in 1995 and was at its lowest, 56 lowest, in 2016.
Uganda ranks 12th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 109 lowest | — |
| 2001 | 106 lowest | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 98 lowest | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 71 lowest | -27.6% |
| 2011 | 76 lowest | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 56 lowest | -26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 109 lowest | 109 lowest | 109 lowest | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.67 lowest | 71 lowest | 106 lowest | 3 |
| 2010s | 66 lowest | 56 lowest | 76 lowest | 2 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 55 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Uganda?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Uganda was 56 lowest in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 109 lowest in 1995.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 56 lowest in 2016.
- How does Uganda rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1?
- Uganda ranks 12th out of 33 countries with data for 2016.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).