Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Uganda
Uganda: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years was 7 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 7 per 1,000 for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Uganda peaked at 19.5 per 1,000 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 7 per 1,000, in 2024.
Uganda ranks 33rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Uganda, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 18.5 per 1,000 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 19 per 1,000 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 19.3 per 1,000 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 19.5 per 1,000 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 19.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 19.3 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 18.9 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 18.4 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 17.8 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 17 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 16.2 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 15.4 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 14.5 per 1,000 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 13.7 per 1,000 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 13 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 12.4 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 11.9 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 11.4 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 11.1 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 10.9 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 10.8 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 10.7 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.6 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 10.5 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.3 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 10.1 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 9.7 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 9.4 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 9 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 8.6 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 8.2 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 7.3 per 1,000 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 7 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.82 per 1,000 | 17.8 per 1,000 | 19.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.66 per 1,000 | 11.1 per 1,000 | 17 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2 per 1,000 | 9 per 1,000 | 10.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.76 per 1,000 | 7 per 1,000 | 8.6 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 31 Gambia 7.2 per 1,000 compare
- 32 South Africa 7.1 per 1,000 compare
- 34 Nigeria 6.9 per 1,000 compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 6.7 per 1,000 compare
- 35 Ethiopia 6.7 per 1,000 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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Uganda?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Uganda was 7 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5 per 1,000 in 1994.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Uganda ranks 33rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.