Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Sub-Saharan Africa or Uganda?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.12 million against 36,739 in Uganda as of 2024.

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

1.09 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Uganda: Number of neonatal deaths

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.12 million

in 2024

Uganda

36,739

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

8th

Uganda rank

11th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.12 million against 36,739 in Uganda, a difference of 1.09 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 30.6 times Uganda's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 11th of 47 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa 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	1.08 million	36,036	1.05 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	1.10 million	36,426	1.06 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	1.10 million	34,815	1.07 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	1.12 million	36,347	1.08 million	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Sub-Saharan Africa or Uganda?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.12 million against 36,739 in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?: 1.09 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.