Number of child deaths per woman in Uganda
Uganda: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.2387 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths per woman in Uganda, 1953–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.2387 under-five deaths per woman for number of child deaths per woman in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Uganda peaked at 1.7 under-five deaths per woman in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.23 under-five deaths per woman, in 2021.
That places Uganda 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | 1.57 under-five deaths per woman | 1.7 under-five deaths per woman | 7 |
| 1960s | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | 1.57 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 under-five deaths per woman | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | 1.57 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7351 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5013 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9828 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3325 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2484 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4615 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2412 under-five deaths per woman | 0.23 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2529 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 18 Cameroon 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 19 Angola 0.2519 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 20 Sudan 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 22 Burundi 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 23 Madagascar 0.2353 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 24 Togo 0.2228 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Uganda
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.582 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 44.25 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.7385 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 39.12 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 48.43 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Uganda?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Uganda was 0.2387 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 under-five deaths per woman in 1953.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 under-five deaths per woman in 2021.
- How does Uganda rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Uganda ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).