Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Brazil or Uganda?

Uganda, at 40,778 deaths against 31,559 deaths in Brazil as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Brazil and Uganda?

9,219 deaths, with Uganda ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

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.

Brazil vs Uganda: Number of neonatal deaths

Brazil

31,559 deaths

in 2019

Uganda

40,778 deaths

in 2019

Brazil rank

13th

Uganda rank

10th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Brazil
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 40,778 deaths against 31,559 deaths in Brazil, a difference of 9,219 deaths.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 10th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	193,695 deaths	20,708 deaths	172,986 deaths	Brazil
1960s	186,182 deaths	24,604 deaths	161,578 deaths	Brazil
1970s	163,430 deaths	29,003 deaths	134,427 deaths	Brazil
1980s	120,820 deaths	33,963 deaths	86,858 deaths	Brazil
1990s	77,918 deaths	37,316 deaths	40,603 deaths	Brazil
2000s	60,664 deaths	43,408 deaths	17,257 deaths	Brazil
2010s	40,542 deaths	43,327 deaths	2,785 deaths	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Brazil or Uganda?: Uganda, at 40,778 deaths against 31,559 deaths in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Brazil and Uganda?: 9,219 deaths, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uganda?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Brazil and Uganda rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Brazil ranks 13th 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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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.