Eritrea vs Uganda: Mortality rate, infant
Eritrea
25.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Uganda
27.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Eritrea rank
56th
Uganda rank
53rd
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Eritrea
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 27.6 per 1,000 live births against 25.5 per 1,000 live births in Eritrea, a difference of 2.1 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 56th and Uganda ranks 53rd of 195 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.06 per 1,000 live births | 120.26 per 1,000 live births | 21.2 per 1,000 live births | Uganda |
| 1980s | 108.46 per 1,000 live births | 117.87 per 1,000 live births | 9.41 per 1,000 live births | Uganda |
| 1990s | 66.69 per 1,000 live births | 99.86 per 1,000 live births | 33.17 per 1,000 live births | Uganda |
| 2000s | 44.26 per 1,000 live births | 70.13 per 1,000 live births | 25.87 per 1,000 live births | Uganda |
| 2010s | 33 per 1,000 live births | 39.68 per 1,000 live births | 6.68 per 1,000 live births | Uganda |
| 2020s | 26.75 per 1,000 live births | 29.1 per 1,000 live births | 2.35 per 1,000 live births | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Eritrea or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 27.6 per 1,000 live births against 25.5 per 1,000 live births in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Eritrea and Uganda?
- 2.1 per 1,000 live births, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Uganda?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Uganda rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Eritrea ranks 56th and Uganda ranks 53rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release