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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Uganda

Name: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Uganda
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uganda: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.2387 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.2387 under-five deaths per woman

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

21st

of 200 countries

All-time high

1.7 under-five deaths per woman

in 1953

All-time low

0.23 under-five deaths per woman

in 2021

Years of data

1953–2024

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for Uganda

Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 656,357 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 627,959 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 624,736 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 643,598 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 639,166 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 667,122 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 677,641 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 660,462 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 1.8% (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 650,869 (2025)

All data for Uganda →

Frequently asked questions

What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Uganda?: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 1.7 under-five deaths per woman in 1953.
What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 0.23 under-five deaths per woman in 2021.
How does Uganda rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?: Uganda ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Unit: under-five deaths per woman
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).