Senegal vs Uganda: Mortality rate, neonatal

Senegal
20.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Uganda
21.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Senegal rank
41st
Uganda rank
39th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Senegal
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 21.3 per 1,000 live births against 20.9 per 1,000 live births in Senegal, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Uganda ahead.

Senegal ranks 41st and Uganda ranks 39th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 56.68 per 1,000 live births 57.72 per 1,000 live births 1.04 per 1,000 live births Uganda
1970s 51.22 per 1,000 live births 52.86 per 1,000 live births 1.64 per 1,000 live births Uganda
1980s 43.74 per 1,000 live births 46.67 per 1,000 live births 2.93 per 1,000 live births Uganda
1990s 39.67 per 1,000 live births 35.6 per 1,000 live births 4.07 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2000s 32.12 per 1,000 live births 28.9 per 1,000 live births 3.22 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2010s 25.46 per 1,000 live births 23.7 per 1,000 live births 1.76 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2020s 22.42 per 1,000 live births 21.56 per 1,000 live births 0.86 per 1,000 live births Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Senegal or Uganda?
Uganda, at 21.3 per 1,000 live births against 20.9 per 1,000 live births in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Senegal and Uganda?
0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Uganda?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Uganda rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Senegal ranks 41st and Uganda ranks 39th of 196 countries.
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
243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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