Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Uganda
Uganda: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 6.8 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 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
In 2024, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Uganda stood at 6.8 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Uganda peaked at 19.1 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.8 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Uganda 21st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Uganda, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.1 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 18.7 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 18.2 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 17.8 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 17.3 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 16.9 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 16.5 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 16.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 15.6 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 15.2 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 14.8 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 14.3 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 13.9 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 13.5 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 13 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 12.6 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 12.2 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 11.8 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 11.4 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 11.1 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 10.7 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 10.4 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 10 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 9.7 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 9.4 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 9.1 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 8.8 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 8.5 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 8.2 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 8 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 7.5 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 7.2 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 7 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 6.8 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.14 per 1,000 | 15.2 per 1,000 | 19.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.86 per 1,000 | 11.1 per 1,000 | 14.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.28 per 1,000 | 8 per 1,000 | 10.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.24 per 1,000 | 6.8 per 1,000 | 7.7 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 8.2 per 1,000 compare
- 18 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.2 per 1,000 compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 7.8 per 1,000 compare
- 22 Angola 6.6 per 1,000 compare
- 23 Djibouti 6.5 per 1,000 compare
- 24 Malawi 6.2 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Uganda?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Uganda was 6.8 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 children ages 5-9 years recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Uganda ranks 21st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.