Number of neonatal deaths in Uganda
Uganda: Number of neonatal deaths was 36,739 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal deaths in Uganda, 1966–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Uganda recorded 36,739 for number of neonatal deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Uganda peaked at 37,413 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25,742, in 1966.
Uganda ranks 11th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,326 | 25,742 | 26,839 | 4 |
| 1970s | 29,868 | 27,262 | 33,609 | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,373 | 33,938 | 34,964 | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,036 | 34,859 | 37,380 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,426 | 35,579 | 37,413 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,815 | 33,973 | 35,736 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,347 | 35,668 | 36,751 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 650,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 627,959 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 624,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 643,598 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 639,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 656,357 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 660,462 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 669,469 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 677,641 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 607,789 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Uganda?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Uganda was 36,739 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 37,413 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,742 in 1966.
- How does Uganda rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Uganda ranks 11th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.