Portugal vs Uruguay: Number of child deaths by age

Portugal
46 deaths
in 2024
Uruguay
45 deaths
in 2024
Portugal rank
138th
Uruguay rank
139th

Number of child deaths by age over time

  • Portugal
  • Uruguay
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k195519892024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 46 deaths against 45 deaths in Uruguay, a difference of 1 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 138th and Uruguay ranks 139th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 7 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 7,146 deaths 349.2 deaths 6,797 deaths Portugal
1960s 4,383 deaths 329.4 deaths 4,054 deaths Portugal
1970s 1,546 deaths 301.6 deaths 1,245 deaths Portugal
1980s 610.5 deaths 186.7 deaths 423.8 deaths Portugal
1990s 278.5 deaths 148 deaths 130.5 deaths Portugal
2000s 127.6 deaths 103.3 deaths 24.3 deaths Portugal
2010s 64.5 deaths 65.5 deaths 1 deaths Uruguay
2020s 48.8 deaths 47.4 deaths 1.4 deaths Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Portugal or Uruguay?
Portugal, at 46 deaths against 45 deaths in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Portugal and Uruguay?
1 deaths, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
Portugal ranks 138th and Uruguay ranks 139th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of child deaths by age
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .