Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Number of infant deaths, female, per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Uganda, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.0005 units per person for number of infant deaths, female, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0028 units per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per person, in 2024.
That places Uganda 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0027 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0025 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0025 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0024 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0024 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0024 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0024 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0024 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0024 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0025 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0026 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0027 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0028 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0028 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0028 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0027 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0025 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.002 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.002 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.001 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 units per person | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63,957 (2014)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 778,349 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 301,523 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 307,450 (2017)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.84 million (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.22 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Uganda?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Uganda was 0.0005 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 units per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for number of infant deaths, female, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.