Afghanistan vs Uganda: Number of neonatal deaths
Afghanistan
37,406 deaths
in 2019
Uganda
40,778 deaths
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
12th
Uganda rank
10th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 40,778 deaths against 37,406 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 3,372 deaths.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 10th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29,349 deaths | 20,708 deaths | 8,641 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 33,052 deaths | 24,604 deaths | 8,448 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 39,321 deaths | 29,003 deaths | 10,318 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 28,593 deaths | 33,963 deaths | 5,370 deaths | Uganda |
| 1990s | 37,020 deaths | 37,316 deaths | 295.8 deaths | Uganda |
| 2000s | 38,229 deaths | 43,408 deaths | 5,178 deaths | Uganda |
| 2010s | 35,724 deaths | 43,327 deaths | 7,603 deaths | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Afghanistan or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 40,778 deaths against 37,406 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 3,372 deaths, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 10th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.