What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?

9,208 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of 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.

Tanzania, United Republic of vs Uganda: Number of neonatal deaths

Tanzania, United Republic of

49,986 deaths

in 2019

Uganda

40,778 deaths

in 2019

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

9th

Uganda rank

10th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Uganda

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 49,986 deaths against 40,778 deaths in Uganda, a difference of 9,208 deaths.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 10th of 204 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania, United Republic of	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28,476 deaths	20,708 deaths	7,768 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
1960s	33,731 deaths	24,604 deaths	9,127 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s	37,771 deaths	29,003 deaths	8,768 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s	42,772 deaths	33,963 deaths	8,809 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	49,479 deaths	37,316 deaths	12,164 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	52,376 deaths	43,408 deaths	8,968 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	52,093 deaths	43,327 deaths	8,766 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Tanzania, United Republic of or Uganda?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 49,986 deaths against 40,778 deaths in Uganda as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?: 9,208 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 9th 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.