Neonatal mortality rate in Uganda
Uganda: Neonatal mortality rate was 2.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Uganda, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality rate in Uganda stood at 2.6%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Uganda peaked at 5.6% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2019.
That places Uganda 20th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 464,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 469,853 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 479,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 484,060 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 493,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 498,483 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Uganda?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Uganda was 2.6% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Uganda ranks 20th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days