What is number of under-five deaths in Uganda?

Number of under-five deaths in Uganda was 82,589 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Uganda?

The highest recorded value was 163,132 in 1998.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Uganda?

The lowest recorded value was 78,706 in 1960.

How does Uganda rank for number of under-five deaths?

Uganda ranks 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Uganda?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Uganda data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Uganda

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Uganda
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Uganda: Number of under-five deaths was 82,589 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

82,589

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

10th

of 195 countries

All-time high

163,132

in 1998

All-time low

78,706

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Uganda, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Uganda stood at 82,589.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Uganda peaked at 163,132 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 78,706, in 1960.

That places Uganda 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	82,642	78,706	89,042	10
1970s	110,116	91,530	131,934	10
1980s	141,638	136,239	151,106	10
1990s	158,699	153,084	163,132	10
2000s	134,108	107,193	159,182	10
2010s	86,893	79,886	102,260	10
2020s	81,967	80,620	82,802	5

Countries ranked near Uganda

7 Bangladesh 105,414 compare
8 Sudan 101,879 compare
9 Tanzania 86,317 compare
11 Indonesia 79,142 compare
12 Chad 78,958 compare
13 Somalia 78,271 compare

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More health data for Uganda

Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 650,869 (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 13, male, interpolated 656,357 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 660,462 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 669,469 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 677,641 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 607,789 (2025)

All data for Uganda →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Uganda?: Number of under-five deaths in Uganda was 82,589 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 163,132 in 1998.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 78,706 in 1960.
How does Uganda rank for number of under-five deaths?: Uganda ranks 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Uganda?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uganda data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.