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

Uganda, at 46,191 against 42,806 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Afghanistan

42,806

in 2024

Uganda

46,191

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

13th

Uganda rank

10th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

Afghanistan
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 46,191 against 42,806 in Afghanistan, a difference of 3,385.

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

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 4 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	82,416	44,980	37,437	Afghanistan
1970s	91,050	59,189	31,860	Afghanistan
1980s	78,809	75,842	2,967	Afghanistan
1990s	64,297	85,992	21,696	Uganda
2000s	62,933	73,344	10,410	Uganda
2010s	50,842	48,250	2,593	Afghanistan
2020s	44,766	45,806	1,040	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Afghanistan or Uganda?: Uganda, at 46,191 against 42,806 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Afghanistan and Uganda?: 3,385, 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, male?: 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, male. 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, 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.