Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Uganda
Uganda: Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) was 32 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
32 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
31st
of 197 countries
All-time high
119.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1980
All-time low
32 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Uganda, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 32 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Uganda peaked at 119.7 per 1,000 live births in 1980 and was at its lowest, 32 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Uganda 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 115.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 113.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 112 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 110.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 108.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 107.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 105.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 104 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 102.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 101.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 100.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 100.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 101.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 102.8 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 104.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 107.2 per 1,000 live births | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 110.2 per 1,000 live births | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 113.4 per 1,000 live births | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 116.2 per 1,000 live births | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 118 per 1,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 119.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 119.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 118.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 115.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 112.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 109.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 107.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 105.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 103.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 102.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 100 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 97.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 95.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 92.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 91.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 90.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 89.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 88.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 86.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 84.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 81.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 77.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 73.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 69.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 65 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 60.8 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 56.8 per 1,000 live births | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 53.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 49.8 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 47.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 44.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 42.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 39.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 38.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 37.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 36 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 34 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 33.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 32.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 32.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 32.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 32.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 32.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 32 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 32 per 1,000 live births is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.4 per 1,000 live births, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 32 per 1,000 live births is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.05 per 1,000 live births, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108.12 per 1,000 live births | 101.3 per 1,000 live births | 115.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 107.51 per 1,000 live births | 100.6 per 1,000 live births | 118 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 111.34 per 1,000 live births | 102.2 per 1,000 live births | 119.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.59 per 1,000 live births | 84.4 per 1,000 live births | 100 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.51 per 1,000 live births | 47.4 per 1,000 live births | 81.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.29 per 1,000 live births | 32.8 per 1,000 live births | 44.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.34 per 1,000 live births | 32 per 1,000 live births | 32.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Uganda?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Uganda was 32 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 119.7 per 1,000 live births in 1980.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Uganda ranks 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.