Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Uganda
Uganda: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 39 highest in 2016. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Uganda, 1995–2016
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2016, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Uganda stood at 39 highest. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Uganda peaked at 63 highest in 1995 and was at its lowest, 39 highest, in 2016.
Uganda ranks 9th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 63 highest | — |
| 2001 | 60 highest | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 62 highest | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 57 highest | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 48 highest | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 39 highest | -18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63 highest | 63 highest | 63 highest | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.67 highest | 57 highest | 62 highest | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.5 highest | 39 highest | 48 highest | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2174 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Uganda?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Uganda was 39 highest in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 63 highest in 1995.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 highest in 2016.
- How does Uganda rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Uganda ranks 9th out of 33 countries with data for 2016.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. 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): Q5 (highest). 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).