Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Afghanistan or Uganda?

Uganda, at 36,398 against 34,962 in Afghanistan as of 2024.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1962 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Uganda: Number of under-five deaths, female

Afghanistan

34,962

in 2024

Uganda

36,398

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

13th

Uganda rank

10th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Afghanistan
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 36,398 against 34,962 in Afghanistan, a difference of 1,436.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 10th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	75,227	38,595	36,632	Afghanistan
1970s	83,043	50,927	32,116	Afghanistan
1980s	72,149	65,797	6,352	Afghanistan
1990s	56,769	72,706	15,938	Uganda
2000s	54,549	60,765	6,216	Uganda
2010s	42,702	38,643	4,059	Afghanistan
2020s	36,793	36,161	632.2	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Afghanistan or Uganda?: Uganda, at 36,398 against 34,962 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Afghanistan and Uganda?: 1,436, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Afghanistan ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 10th 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, female
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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.