Congo vs Uganda: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Congo
2.6%
in 2023
Uganda
2.5%
in 2023
Congo rank
50th
Uganda rank
52nd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Congo
- Uganda
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Congo ranks 50th and Uganda ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.5% | 12.2% | 0.7% | Uganda |
| 1960s | 8.8% | 10.8% | 1.9% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 10.8% | 3.8% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 10.8% | 5.0% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 9.1% | 3.0% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 6.6% | 1.3% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.7% | 0.3% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.0% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Congo or Uganda?
- Congo, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Congo and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Uganda rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Congo ranks 50th and Uganda ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.