Number of youth deaths in Uganda
Uganda: Number of youth deaths was 98,114 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
98,114 deaths
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
11th
of 199 countries
All-time high
179,752 deaths
in 1998
All-time low
96,454 deaths
in 2019
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of youth deaths in Uganda, 1990–2024
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 youth deaths in Uganda stood at 98,114 deaths.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Uganda peaked at 179,752 deaths in 1998 and was at its lowest, 96,454 deaths, in 2019.
Uganda ranks 11th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Uganda, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 167,912 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 169,181 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 170,150 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 171,673 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 173,903 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 176,567 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 178,217 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 179,510 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 179,752 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 178,555 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 176,187 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 172,408 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 167,574 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 161,817 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 155,461 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 148,691 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 141,914 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 135,444 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 129,462 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 124,475 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 119,518 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 114,140 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 109,425 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 105,326 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 102,450 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 100,021 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 97,719 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 96,691 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 96,458 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 96,454 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 96,831 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 97,309 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 98,406 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 98,494 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98,114 deaths | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 174,542 deaths | 167,912 deaths | 179,752 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 151,343 deaths | 124,475 deaths | 176,187 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 103,820 deaths | 96,454 deaths | 119,518 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,831 deaths | 96,831 deaths | 98,494 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Uganda?
- Number of youth deaths in Uganda was 98,114 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 youth deaths recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 179,752 deaths in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,454 deaths in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for number of youth deaths?
- Uganda ranks 11th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.