Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Uganda
Uganda: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.1712 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1712 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
9th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.2789 units per square kilometre
in 1998
All-time low
0.1223 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.1712 units per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Uganda peaked at 0.2789 units per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1223 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Uganda 9th 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, male, per square kilometre in Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1223 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1231 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1246 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1264 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1285 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1311 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.134 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1374 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1407 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1448 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1498 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1548 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1599 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1659 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1736 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1822 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1908 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1994 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2076 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2148 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2184 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2205 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2214 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2214 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2235 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2285 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2342 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2396 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2451 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2489 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2518 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2548 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2597 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2652 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2713 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2743 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.277 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2789 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2784 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2762 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.271 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2639 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2547 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2445 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2334 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2222 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2115 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2018 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1959 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1886 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1807 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1734 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1692 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1654 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1624 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1598 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1591 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.16 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1622 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1645 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.167 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1703 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1712 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1298 units per square kilometre | 0.1223 units per square kilometre | 0.1407 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1729 units per square kilometre | 0.1448 units per square kilometre | 0.2076 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2267 units per square kilometre | 0.2148 units per square kilometre | 0.2451 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.266 units per square kilometre | 0.2489 units per square kilometre | 0.2789 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2375 units per square kilometre | 0.1959 units per square kilometre | 0.2762 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1681 units per square kilometre | 0.1591 units per square kilometre | 0.1886 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1683 units per square kilometre | 0.1645 units per square kilometre | 0.1712 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 6 Pakistan 0.2491 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Palestine, State of 0.2209 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Haiti 0.2099 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Gambia 0.1542 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Malawi 0.1492 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.1106 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, male, per square kilometre in Uganda?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Uganda was 0.1712 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2789 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1223 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Uganda ranks 9th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, male 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, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, male 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, male 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.