Ukraine vs Uruguay: Child mortality
Ukraine
0.7888 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uruguay
0.7447 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ukraine rank
141st
Uruguay rank
142nd
Child mortality over time
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0441 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Uruguay ahead.
Ukraine ranks 141st and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Ukraine averaged higher in 8 and Uruguay in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ukraine | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 36.1 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1810s | 36.1 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1820s | 36.1 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1830s | 36.1 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 36.1 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 36.1 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 36.1 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 36.1 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 36.1 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 36.09 deaths per 100 live births | 40.58 deaths per 100 live births | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 35.81 deaths per 100 live births | 40.28 deaths per 100 live births | 4.46 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 35.08 deaths per 100 live births | 29.67 deaths per 100 live births | 5.41 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 27.23 deaths per 100 live births | 15.59 deaths per 100 live births | 11.64 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 21.44 deaths per 100 live births | 14.11 deaths per 100 live births | 7.34 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 32.21 deaths per 100 live births | 9.42 deaths per 100 live births | 22.79 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 7.65 deaths per 100 live births | 6.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | 5.87 deaths per 100 live births | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 3 deaths per 100 live births | 5.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7547 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1506 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0554 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 0.9822 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9071 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0751 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7354 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0846 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Ukraine or Uruguay?
- Ukraine, at 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Ukraine and Uruguay?
- 0.0441 deaths per 100 live births, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and Uruguay?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Ukraine and Uruguay rank globally for child mortality?
- Ukraine ranks 141st and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.