What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?

0.1363 units per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Uganda: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.047 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Uganda

0.1833 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

9th

Uganda rank

11th

Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda

How they compare

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

That makes Uganda's figure about 3.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th 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	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 or Uganda?: Uganda, at 0.1833 units per square kilometre against 0.047 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?: 0.1363 units per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th 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: 14 September 2026

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.