Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Uganda: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.047 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.1833 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th
Uganda rank
11th

Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Uganda
0.050.10.150.2196619942023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.1833 units per square kilometre against 0.047 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1363 units per square kilometre.

That makes Uganda's figure about 3.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 11th of 47 groups.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0519 units per square kilometre 0.1804 units per square kilometre 0.1285 units per square kilometre Uganda
2000s 0.0516 units per square kilometre 0.1823 units per square kilometre 0.1307 units per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 0.0471 units per square kilometre 0.1736 units per square kilometre 0.1265 units per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 0.0468 units per square kilometre 0.1808 units per square kilometre 0.134 units per square kilometre Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.1833 units per square kilometre against 0.047 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda?
0.1363 units per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 10,861 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of neonatal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.