What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between North America and Uganda?

17.7 per 1,000 live births, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Uganda?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North America vs Uganda: Mortality rate, neonatal

North America

3.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Uganda

21.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

North America rank

42nd

Uganda rank

39th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

North America
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 21.3 per 1,000 live births against 3.6 per 1,000 live births in North America, a difference of 17.7 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Uganda's figure about 5.9 times North America's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 42nd and Uganda ranks 39th of 47 groups.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North America	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.03 per 1,000 live births	35.6 per 1,000 live births	30.57 per 1,000 live births	Uganda
2000s	4.43 per 1,000 live births	28.9 per 1,000 live births	24.47 per 1,000 live births	Uganda
2010s	3.88 per 1,000 live births	23.7 per 1,000 live births	19.82 per 1,000 live births	Uganda
2020s	3.54 per 1,000 live births	21.56 per 1,000 live births	18.02 per 1,000 live births	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, North America or Uganda?: Uganda, at 21.3 per 1,000 live births against 3.6 per 1,000 live births in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between North America and Uganda?: 17.7 per 1,000 live births, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Uganda?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do North America and Uganda rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: North America ranks 42nd and Uganda ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.