Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Afghanistan or Uganda?

Afghanistan, at 39,111 against 34,387 in Uganda as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data 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 Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Uganda: Number of infant deaths, male

Afghanistan

39,111

in 2024

Uganda

34,387

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

9th

Uganda rank

12th

Number of infant deaths, male over time

Afghanistan
Uganda

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 39,111 against 34,387 in Uganda, a difference of 4,724.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 12th of 197 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	61,433	25,770	35,663	Afghanistan
1970s	70,253	34,544	35,709	Afghanistan
1980s	57,751	45,306	12,445	Afghanistan
1990s	54,488	53,157	1,331	Afghanistan
2000s	54,542	47,456	7,086	Afghanistan
2010s	45,545	33,702	11,843	Afghanistan
2020s	40,820	33,867	6,953	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Afghanistan or Uganda?: Afghanistan, at 39,111 against 34,387 in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Afghanistan and Uganda?: 4,724, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for number of infant deaths, male?: Afghanistan ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 12th of 197 countries.
Where does this data 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 Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, 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, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.