Number of child deaths in Uganda
Uganda: Number of child deaths was 82,589 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82,589 deaths
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
10th
of 199 countries
All-time high
163,132 deaths
in 1998
All-time low
78,218 deaths
in 1958
Years of data
67
1958–2024
Number of child deaths in Uganda, 1958–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of child deaths in Uganda stood at 82,589 deaths.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths in Uganda peaked at 163,132 deaths in 1998 and was at its lowest, 78,218 deaths, in 1958.
That places Uganda 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 67 years of available data.
Number of child deaths in Uganda, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 78,218 deaths | — |
| 1959 | 78,442 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 78,706 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 79,119 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 79,549 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 80,326 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 81,337 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 82,424 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 83,709 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 85,169 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 87,039 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 89,042 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 91,530 deaths | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 94,695 deaths | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 98,160 deaths | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 101,954 deaths | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 106,128 deaths | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 111,099 deaths | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 116,539 deaths | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 121,929 deaths | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 127,196 deaths | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 131,934 deaths | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 136,239 deaths | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 138,137 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 138,914 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 138,792 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 138,409 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 139,284 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 141,882 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 145,260 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 148,360 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 151,106 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 153,084 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 154,167 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 154,902 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 156,174 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 158,143 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 160,570 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 162,002 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 163,082 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 163,132 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 161,730 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 159,182 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 155,281 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 150,363 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 144,547 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 138,175 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 131,397 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 124,631 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 118,142 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 112,173 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 107,193 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 102,260 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 96,910 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 92,242 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 88,226 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 85,416 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 83,074 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 80,881 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 79,979 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 79,886 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 80,053 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80,620 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 81,271 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 82,552 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 82,802 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 82,589 deaths | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 78,330 deaths | 78,218 deaths | 78,442 deaths | 2 |
| 1960s | 82,642 deaths | 78,706 deaths | 89,042 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 110,116 deaths | 91,530 deaths | 131,934 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 141,638 deaths | 136,239 deaths | 151,106 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 158,699 deaths | 153,084 deaths | 163,132 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,108 deaths | 107,193 deaths | 159,182 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,893 deaths | 79,886 deaths | 102,260 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,967 deaths | 80,620 deaths | 82,802 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths in Uganda?
- Number of child deaths in Uganda was 82,589 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 163,132 deaths in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,218 deaths in 1958.
- How does Uganda rank for number of child deaths?
- Uganda ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .