Egypt vs Uganda: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Egypt
33,761
in 2024
Uganda
36,739
in 2024
Egypt rank
13th
Uganda rank
11th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Egypt
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 36,739 against 33,761 in Egypt, a difference of 2,978.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 11th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,554 | 26,326 | 58,227 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 92,874 | 29,868 | 63,006 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 82,742 | 34,373 | 48,369 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 53,749 | 36,036 | 17,713 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 43,362 | 36,426 | 6,936 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 40,855 | 34,815 | 6,039 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 34,739 | 36,347 | 1,608 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Egypt or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 36,739 against 33,761 in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Egypt and Uganda?
- 2,978, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Uganda?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Uganda rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Egypt ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 11th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.