Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Uganda: Number of under-five deaths, female

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.33 million
in 2024
Uganda
36,398
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
7th
Uganda rank
10th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 1.33 million against 36,398 in Uganda, a difference of 1.29 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 36.5 times Uganda's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 10th of 43 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 1.93 million 72,706 1.85 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 1.71 million 60,765 1.65 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 1.43 million 38,643 1.39 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 1.37 million 36,161 1.33 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Uganda?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 1.33 million against 36,398 in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda?
1.29 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 10th of 43 groups.
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
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.