Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Uganda
Uganda: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.1343 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1343 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
10th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.2309 units per square kilometre
in 1998
All-time low
0.1034 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Uganda stood at 0.1343 units per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Uganda peaked at 0.2309 units per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1034 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Uganda 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1034 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1041 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1053 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1068 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1084 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1102 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1124 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1151 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1176 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1208 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1251 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1297 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1344 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1398 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1469 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1551 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1634 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1717 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1793 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1862 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1898 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.192 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1927 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1931 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1952 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1994 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2045 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2091 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2128 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2148 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2158 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.217 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2187 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2223 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2265 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2282 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.23 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2309 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2298 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2276 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.223 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2165 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2084 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1996 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.19 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1805 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1711 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1627 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1575 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1511 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1443 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1379 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1343 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.131 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1283 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.126 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1253 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1259 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1274 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1294 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.131 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1337 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1343 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1093 units per square kilometre | 0.1034 units per square kilometre | 0.1176 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1466 units per square kilometre | 0.1208 units per square kilometre | 0.1793 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1975 units per square kilometre | 0.1862 units per square kilometre | 0.2128 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2234 units per square kilometre | 0.2148 units per square kilometre | 0.2309 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1937 units per square kilometre | 0.1575 units per square kilometre | 0.2276 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1331 units per square kilometre | 0.1253 units per square kilometre | 0.1511 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1321 units per square kilometre | 0.1294 units per square kilometre | 0.1343 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 7 Pakistan 0.1902 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Palestine, State of 0.1866 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Haiti 0.164 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Malawi 0.1167 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Gambia 0.116 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Naoero 0.1 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Uganda?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Uganda was 0.1343 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2309 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1034 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Uganda ranks 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.