Mortality rate, under-5, female in Uganda
Uganda: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 43.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
43.5 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
31st
of 196 countries
All-time high
208.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
43.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, 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 43.5 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Uganda peaked at 208.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 43.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Uganda 31st out of 196 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, under-5, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 208.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 205.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 202.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 199.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 196.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 193.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 190.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 187.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 184.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 182.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 181.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 181.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 182 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 184 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 186.8 per 1,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 190.6 per 1,000 live births | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 195.1 per 1,000 live births | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 199.6 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 203.2 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 205.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 207 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 205.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 202 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 197.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 191.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 186.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 183.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 180.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 177.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 173.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 169.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 165.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 160.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 156.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 153.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 150.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 148 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 145.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 142.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 137.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 132.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 126 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 119.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 111.8 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 104.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 97.1 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 90.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 84.1 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 78.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 73.6 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 68.8 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 64 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 59.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 56.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 54 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 51.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 49.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 48.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 46.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 45.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 44.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 44.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 44.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 43.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 195.05 per 1,000 live births | 182.8 per 1,000 live births | 208.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 190.94 per 1,000 live births | 181.3 per 1,000 live births | 205.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 190.49 per 1,000 live births | 173.9 per 1,000 live births | 207 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 152.92 per 1,000 live births | 137.7 per 1,000 live births | 169.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.72 per 1,000 live births | 73.6 per 1,000 live births | 132.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.68 per 1,000 live births | 46.2 per 1,000 live births | 68.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | 43.5 per 1,000 live births | 45.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Uganda?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Uganda was 43.5 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, under-5, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 208.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Uganda ranks 31st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.