Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Uganda
Uganda: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 10.2 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 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
The most recent figure for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Uganda is 10.2 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Uganda peaked at 30.7 per 1,000 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 10.2 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Uganda 37th 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 youth ages 20-24 years in Uganda, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.5 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 29.3 per 1,000 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 30 per 1,000 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 30.5 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 30.7 per 1,000 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 30.6 per 1,000 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 30.2 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 29.5 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 28.6 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 27.5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 26.2 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 24.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 23.5 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 22.1 per 1,000 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 20.8 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 19.6 per 1,000 | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 18.5 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 17.6 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 16.9 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 16.2 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 15.7 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 15.3 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 15 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 14.7 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 14.5 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 14.2 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.8 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 13.4 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 12.9 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 12.5 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 12 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 11.5 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 11 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 10.6 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 10.2 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.54 per 1,000 | 27.5 per 1,000 | 30.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.63 per 1,000 | 16.2 per 1,000 | 26.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2 per 1,000 | 12.5 per 1,000 | 15.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.06 per 1,000 | 10.2 per 1,000 | 12 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 youth ages 20-24 years in Uganda?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Uganda was 10.2 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 youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7 per 1,000 in 1994.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Uganda ranks 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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 youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.