Uganda vs Zambia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in Uganda and 38.2 per 1,000 live births in Zambia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zambia, by 9.4 per 1,000 live births, or 1.33 times that in Uganda.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Zambia has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Uganda.
In 2023, Uganda ranked 49 and Zambia ranked 27 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Uganda at 4.9 per 1,000 live births and Zambia at 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Uganda	Zambia	World
2023	28.8	38.2	27.3
2022	30.3	39.3	28.2
2021	31	40.3	28.4
2020	32.1	41.4	28.7
2019	33.4	42.5	29.2
2018	34.8	43.5	29.7
2017	36.4	44.6	30.3
2016	38.1	45.6	31.1
2015	40.1	46.7	32.1
2014	42.2	47.7	32.9
2013	44.5	49.1	33.9
2012	47	50.6	35
2011	49.8	52.2	36.8
2010	52.7	54	37.7
2009	55.8	56.2	39.1
2008	59.2	58.8	40.4
2007	62.7	61.9	42
2006	66.4	65.4	43.7
2005	70.3	69.3	45.4
2004	74.4	73.7	47.2
2003	78.6	78.2	48.8
2002	82.1	82.7	50.6
2001	85.9	87	52.2
2000	89.2	90.7	53.7
1999	92	93.8	55.5
1998	94.5	96.1	57.1
1997	96.3	98.1	58.3
1996	97.9	99.7	59.6
1995	99.2	101.1	60.8
1994	100.5	102.1	62
1993	101.9	103.1	62.9
1992	103.4	103.8	64.1
1991	104.9	104	64.9
1990	106.6	103.6	64.9
1989	107.9	102.9	66.2
1988	109.2	102	68
1987	110.5	100.9	68.6
1986	112.1	99.6	70.8
1985	113.7	98.2	72.9
1984	118	96.8	74.6
1983	119.6	95.6	76.1
1982	121.1	94.6	76.6
1981	126.7	93.8	78.7
1980	127.4	93.2	80.6
1979	122.2	92.8	82.5
1978	121.6	92.7	84.7
1977	118.8	92.8	86.4
1976	117.5	93.2	88.1
1975	116.2	94.1	89.6
1974	117.3	95.4	90.9
1973	113.9	97	92.1
1972	115.6	98.8	93.6
1971	115.5	100.6	96.1
1970	111.9	102.3	96.9
1969	112.3	103.7	98.3
1968	113	104.9	100.2
1967	114	105.9	103.1
1966	115.4	106.8	104.9
1965	116.3	107.6	106.4
1964	117.6	109.1	106.1
1963	118.9	109.3	107.7
1962	120.2	110.3	110.2
1961	121.6	111.5	121.5
1960	123.1	112.7	131.8
1959	124.6	114	125.7
1958	126.2	115.4	117.7
1957	127.7	116.8	120
1956	129.3	118.2	121.9
1955	131	119.5	124.8
1954	132.7	120.8	127.7
1953	134.5	122.1	130.1
1952	136.4	123.5	132.7
1951	138.2	124.8	136
1950	140.2	126.2	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Uganda	Zambia	World
2024	27.822.3–33.4	37.430.3–44.2	26.9
2025	26.919.5–34.4	36.626.5–46.2	26.4
2026	26.117.7–35.5	35.824.2–47.4	25.9
2027	25.215.9–36.4	3522.2–48.9	25.4
2028	24.414.3–36.5	34.220.4–50.1	24.9
2029	23.613.5–37.1	33.518.6–50.4	24.5
2030	22.812.3–37.3	32.716.9–51.9	24
2031	22.111.5–37.1	31.915.9–52.2	23.6
2032	21.410.9–36.6	31.115.3–52.7	23.2
2033	20.710.2–37.3	30.414.1–52.6	22.8
2034	209.7–37.3	29.713.1–53.6	22.3
2035	19.49–37.1	2912.6–53.1	21.9
2036	18.88.7–37.4	28.311.7–54	21.5
2037	18.28.2–37.5	27.610.6–54.8	21.1
2038	17.67.8–37.7	2710.2–54.8	20.8
2039	17.17.3–37.1	26.410–55.3	20.4
2040	16.56.9–36.6	25.89.4–55.1	20
2041	166.6–37.2	25.29.1–54.9	19.7
2042	15.56.3–36.3	24.68.7–55.1	19.4
2043	156–36.7	247.9–55.2	19
2044	14.55.6–35.2	23.57.8–55.3	18.7
2045	14.15.4–35.4	237.5–54.7	18.4
2046	13.75–35	22.57.3–54.8	18.2
2047	13.24.7–35.2	21.96.9–55.2	17.9
2048	12.84.6–35.4	21.46.7–54.9	17.7
2049	12.54.4–35.4	216.5–53.6	17.5
2050	12.24.1–35	20.56.1–54.9	17.3
2051	11.93.9–35.2	20.15.9–55	17.1
2052	11.63.9–35.9	19.65.9–54.6	16.9
2053	11.43.8–36.3	19.25.7–54.8	16.7
2054	11.13.6–35.4	18.85.4–54.7	16.5
2055	10.93.6–35.8	18.45.3–55.1	16.3
2056	10.63.4–34.5	185.2–54.5	16.1
2057	10.43.3–34	17.65–53.8	15.9
2058	10.13.3–34.6	17.24.9–52.8	15.7
2059	9.93.2–34.8	16.94.9–51.2	15.5
2060	9.73–34	16.54.6–51.9	15.3
2061	9.43–34.5	16.14.5–51.4	15.1
2062	9.22.8–33	15.84.5–51.5	14.9
2063	92.8–32.9	15.54.4–51.1	14.7
2064	8.82.7–32.6	15.24.4–52	14.5
2065	8.62.6–32.9	154.4–53.3	14.3
2066	8.42.6–33.3	14.74.2–50.8	14.1
2067	8.22.5–32.4	14.54.2–50.9	13.9
2068	8.12.5–32.2	14.24.1–50.9	13.8
2069	7.92.4–31.9	144.1–50	13.6
2070	7.72.4–31	13.84–51.1	13.4
2071	7.52.2–31.9	13.64–50.6	13.2
2072	7.42.2–30	13.53.9–50.2	13
2073	7.22.1–31.2	13.33.9–50.6	12.9
2074	7.12.1–29.5	13.13.9–51.3	12.7
2075	72.1–29.5	12.93.8–51.1	12.6
2076	6.82–29	12.73.7–51.1	12.4
2077	6.72–29	12.63.6–50.6	12.3
2078	6.62–28.8	12.43.5–51.1	12.1
2079	6.52–29.2	12.23.5–51.6	12
2080	6.42–30.3	12.13.4–51	11.8
2081	6.31.9–30.3	11.93.4–51	11.7
2082	6.21.9–31	11.83.5–51.6	11.6
2083	6.11.9–30.4	11.63.4–52.2	11.5
2084	6.11.9–30.8	11.53.4–51.9	11.4
2085	61.8–31.2	11.33.3–50.1	11.3
2086	5.91.8–31.1	11.23.2–49.7	11.1
2087	5.81.7–31.2	113.2–50.5	11
2088	5.71.7–29.8	10.93.2–52.4	10.9
2089	5.61.7–29.8	10.83.1–52	10.8
2090	5.61.6–31.1	10.73.1–53.5	10.7
2091	5.51.6–30.2	10.53.1–52.4	10.6
2092	5.41.6–29.6	10.43.1–51.4	10.5
2093	5.31.6–29.3	10.33–51	10.4
2094	5.31.5–29.4	10.23–50.1	10.3
2095	5.21.5–30.3	10.13–50.4	10.1
2096	5.11.4–29.5	103–50.6	10
2097	5.11.4–29.3	9.92.9–49.1	9.9
2098	51.4–28.6	9.82.9–48	9.8
2099	4.91.4–28.8	9.72.8–47.5	9.7
2100	4.91.4–27.9	9.62.7–48.1	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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