Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Uganda

Uganda: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 5,218 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
5,218
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
11th
of 197 countries
All-time high
6,066
in 2002
All-time low
5,218
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Uganda, 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200720241990: 5.2k1991: 5.3k1992: 5.4k1993: 5.5k1994: 5.6k1995: 5.7k1996: 5.8k1997: 5.9k1998: 5.9k1999: 6.0k2000: 6.0k2001: 6.0k2002: 6.1k2003: 6.1k2004: 6.0k2005: 6.0k2006: 6.0k2007: 6.0k2008: 5.9k2009: 5.9k2010: 5.9k2011: 5.8k2012: 5.8k2013: 5.8k2014: 5.7k2015: 5.7k2016: 5.6k2017: 5.6k2018: 5.5k2019: 5.5k2020: 5.4k2021: 5.4k2022: 5.3k2023: 5.3k2024: 5.2k

Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 5,218 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Uganda peaked at 6,066 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5,218, in 2024.

Uganda ranks 11th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Uganda, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 5,237
1991 5,324 +1.7%
1992 5,429 +2.0%
1993 5,536 +2.0%
1994 5,641 +1.9%
1995 5,729 +1.6%
1996 5,802 +1.3%
1997 5,861 +1.0%
1998 5,912 +0.9%
1999 5,961 +0.8%
2000 6,012 +0.9%
2001 6,046 +0.6%
2002 6,066 +0.3%
2003 6,060 -0.1%
2004 6,043 -0.3%
2005 6,017 -0.4%
2006 5,987 -0.5%
2007 5,967 -0.3%
2008 5,937 -0.5%
2009 5,907 -0.5%
2010 5,878 -0.5%
2011 5,843 -0.6%
2012 5,801 -0.7%
2013 5,752 -0.8%
2014 5,716 -0.6%
2015 5,678 -0.7%
2016 5,637 -0.7%
2017 5,590 -0.8%
2018 5,538 -0.9%
2019 5,487 -0.9%
2020 5,419 -1.2%
2021 5,355 -1.2%
2022 5,296 -1.1%
2023 5,258 -0.7%
2024 5,218 -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,643 5,237 5,961 10
2000s 6,004 5,907 6,066 10
2010s 5,692 5,487 5,878 10
2020s 5,309 5,218 5,419 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 8 Niger 7,889 compare
  2. 9 Indonesia 6,921 compare
  3. 10 Sudan 6,037 compare
  4. 12 Madagascar 5,007 compare
  5. 13 Cameroon 4,802 compare
  6. 14 Bangladesh 4,712 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Uganda?
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Uganda was 5,218 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 6,066 in 2002.
What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 5,218 in 2024.
How does Uganda rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
Uganda ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
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