South Africa vs Uganda: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
South Africa
2.6%
in 2023
Uganda
2.5%
in 2023
South Africa rank
51st
Uganda rank
52nd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- South Africa
- Uganda
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.4% | 12.2% | 0.9% | Uganda |
| 1960s | 8.7% | 10.8% | 2.1% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 10.8% | 3.4% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 10.8% | 5.5% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 9.1% | 4.8% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 6.6% | 2.0% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 3.7% | 1.1% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, South Africa or Uganda?
- South Africa, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between South Africa and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Uganda rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- South Africa ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.