Number of child deaths, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Number of child deaths, per capita was 0.0017 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths, per capita in Uganda, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths, per capita in Uganda is 0.0017 deaths per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0103 deaths per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 deaths per person, in 2024.
Uganda ranks 25th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of child deaths, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0103 deaths per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0101 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0098 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0096 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0095 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0093 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0092 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0091 deaths per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.009 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0089 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0089 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0089 deaths per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.009 deaths per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0091 deaths per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0093 deaths per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0095 deaths per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0097 deaths per person | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0099 deaths per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.01 deaths per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0101 deaths per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0103 deaths per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0102 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.01 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0098 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0095 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0093 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0092 deaths per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0091 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.009 deaths per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0089 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0087 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0085 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0082 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.008 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0079 deaths per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0078 deaths per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0076 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0075 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0072 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.007 deaths per person | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0066 deaths per person | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0063 deaths per person | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0059 deaths per person | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 deaths per person | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 deaths per person | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 deaths per person | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0043 deaths per person | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.004 deaths per person | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 deaths per person | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0034 deaths per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 deaths per person | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 deaths per person | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 deaths per person | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 deaths per person | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.002 deaths per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0095 deaths per person | 0.0089 deaths per person | 0.0103 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0094 deaths per person | 0.0089 deaths per person | 0.0101 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 deaths per person | 0.0089 deaths per person | 0.0103 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0078 deaths per person | 0.007 deaths per person | 0.0087 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 deaths per person | 0.0034 deaths per person | 0.0066 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 deaths per person | 0.0019 deaths per person | 0.0032 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 deaths per person | 0.0017 deaths per person | 0.0018 deaths per person | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths, per capita in Uganda?
- Number of child deaths, per capita in Uganda was 0.0017 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0103 deaths per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 25th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of child deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.