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