Number of infant deaths, female in Uganda
Uganda: Number of infant deaths, female was 26,984 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26,984
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
12th
of 197 countries
All-time high
46,143
in 1998
All-time low
20,539
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Uganda, 1960–2024
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.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Uganda stood at 26,984.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Uganda peaked at 46,143 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 20,539, in 1960.
Uganda ranks 12th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20,539 | — |
| 1961 | 20,661 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 20,795 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 21,034 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 21,337 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 21,665 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 22,025 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 22,459 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 22,993 | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 23,495 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 24,136 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 24,993 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 25,907 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 26,854 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 27,931 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 29,353 | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 30,987 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 32,649 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 34,300 | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 35,825 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 37,214 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 37,930 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 38,359 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 38,499 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 38,583 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 38,996 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 39,836 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 40,853 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 41,787 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 42,511 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 42,919 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 43,121 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 43,355 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 43,706 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 44,427 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 45,266 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 45,601 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 45,960 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 46,143 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 45,922 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 45,469 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 44,549 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 43,262 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 41,649 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 39,884 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 37,963 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 36,066 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 34,191 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 32,506 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 31,470 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 30,292 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 28,938 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 27,648 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 26,924 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 26,270 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 25,717 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 25,258 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 25,126 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 25,244 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 25,552 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 25,940 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 26,273 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 26,811 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 26,934 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 26,984 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,700 | 20,539 | 23,495 | 10 |
| 1970s | 29,294 | 24,136 | 35,825 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,457 | 37,214 | 42,511 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,642 | 42,919 | 46,143 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,701 | 31,470 | 45,469 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,697 | 25,126 | 30,292 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,588 | 25,940 | 26,984 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Uganda?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Uganda was 26,984 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 46,143 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,539 in 1960.
- How does Uganda rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Uganda ranks 12th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.