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

Tanzania, at 38,278 against 36,398 in Uganda as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Tanzania

38,278

in 2024

Uganda

36,398

in 2024

Tanzania rank

9th

Uganda rank

10th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Tanzania
Uganda

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 38,278 against 36,398 in Uganda, a difference of 1,880.

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

Across all 65 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Tanzania ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 10th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	57,609	38,183	19,426	Tanzania
1970s	69,332	50,927	18,405	Tanzania
1980s	81,542	65,797	15,746	Tanzania
1990s	87,187	72,706	14,481	Tanzania
2000s	67,986	60,765	7,221	Tanzania
2010s	47,090	38,643	8,446	Tanzania
2020s	40,076	36,161	3,915	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Tanzania or Uganda?: Tanzania, at 38,278 against 36,398 in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Tanzania and Uganda?: 1,880, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Tanzania ranks 9th 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: 15 October 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.