Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) in Uganda
Uganda: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) was 53.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
53.7 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
29th
of 197 countries
All-time high
235.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
53.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, male 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, under-5, male in Uganda is 53.7 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 1.1% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Uganda peaked at 235.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 53.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Uganda ranks 29th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 235.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 231.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 228.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 224.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 222.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 219 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 216.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 213 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 210.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 208 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 206.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 206.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 207.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 209.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 212.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 216.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 221 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 225.4 per 1,000 live births | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 229.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 231.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 233.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 231.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 227.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 222.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 216.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 211.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 207.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 204.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 200.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 197.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 193.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 189.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 184.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 180.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 177.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 174.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 172.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 169.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 165.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 160.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 154.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 147.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 140.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 131.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 123.6 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 115.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 107.6 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 100.5 per 1,000 live births | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 94.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 88.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 83 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 77.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 72.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 69 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 66.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 63.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 61.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 59.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 58 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 56.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 56 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 55.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 55 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 54.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 53.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 53.7 per 1,000 live births is below the median for low income countries, which is 66.4 per 1,000 live births, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 53.7 per 1,000 live births is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.8 per 1,000 live births, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 220.88 per 1,000 live births | 208 per 1,000 live births | 235.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 216.58 per 1,000 live births | 206.4 per 1,000 live births | 231.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 215.29 per 1,000 live births | 197.7 per 1,000 live births | 233.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 176.86 per 1,000 live births | 160.8 per 1,000 live births | 193.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 120.42 per 1,000 live births | 88.4 per 1,000 live births | 154.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.74 per 1,000 live births | 56.9 per 1,000 live births | 83 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.86 per 1,000 live births | 53.7 per 1,000 live births | 56 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Uganda?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Uganda was 53.7 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, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 235.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Uganda ranks 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.