Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 4.87 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Uganda, 1953–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Uganda is 4.87 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Uganda peaked at 25.39 deaths per 100 live births in 1953 and was at its lowest, 4.87 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Uganda ranks 31st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.99 deaths per 100 live births | 22.65 deaths per 100 live births | 25.39 deaths per 100 live births | 7 |
| 1960s | 20.83 deaths per 100 live births | 19.59 deaths per 100 live births | 22.25 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.41 deaths per 100 live births | 19.43 deaths per 100 live births | 21.87 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.32 deaths per 100 live births | 18.61 deaths per 100 live births | 22.05 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.52 deaths per 100 live births | 14.96 deaths per 100 live births | 18.22 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.13 deaths per 100 live births | 8.12 deaths per 100 live births | 14.39 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.08 deaths per 100 live births | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | 7.6 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 4.87 deaths per 100 live births | 5.09 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More climate change data for Uganda
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.2% (2100)
- Population growth 2.7% (2025)
- Population, total 51.38 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.8% (2025)
- Urban population 16.41 million (2025)
- Urban population 31.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1266 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 131.38 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1266 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1266 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Uganda?
- Child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Uganda was 4.87 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 25.39 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.87 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Uganda ranks 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .