Mortality rate, infant in Uganda
Uganda: Mortality rate, infant was 35.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
35.9 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
31st
of 197 countries
All-time high
127.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1980
All-time low
35.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant in Uganda is 35.9 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Uganda peaked at 127.7 per 1,000 live births in 1980 and was at its lowest, 35.9 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 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 124.6 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 122.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 120.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 119.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 117.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 115.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 114.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 112.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 111.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 110.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 109.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 109.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 110 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 111.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 113.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 115.8 per 1,000 live births | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 118.8 per 1,000 live births | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 121.7 per 1,000 live births | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 124.3 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 126.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 127.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 127.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 125.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 123.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 119.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 116.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 114.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 112.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 110.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 109.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 107.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 104.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 102.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 100.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 99.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 98.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 97.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 96.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 94.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 92.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 89.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 85.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 81.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 76.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 71.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 67.3 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 63 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 58.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 55.3 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 52.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 49.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 47 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 44.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 42.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 41.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 40.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 39.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 38.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 37.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 36.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 36.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 36.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 36.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 36.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 35.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.89 per 1,000 live births | 110.1 per 1,000 live births | 124.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 116.02 per 1,000 live births | 109.4 per 1,000 live births | 126.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 118.64 per 1,000 live births | 109.2 per 1,000 live births | 127.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.34 per 1,000 live births | 92.4 per 1,000 live births | 107.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.17 per 1,000 live births | 52.7 per 1,000 live births | 89.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.75 per 1,000 live births | 36.9 per 1,000 live births | 49.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.32 per 1,000 live births | 35.9 per 1,000 live births | 36.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 28 Kiribati 38.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Malawi 38 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Namibia 36.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 32 Comoros 35 per 1,000 live births compare
- 33 Togo 34.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 34 Timor-Leste 34.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 34 Zambia 34.6 per 1,000 live births compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 853.6 (2090)
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- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Uganda?
- Mortality rate, infant in Uganda was 35.9 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 recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 127.7 per 1,000 live births in 1980.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Uganda ranks 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.