United States of America vs Uruguay: Child mortality rate by sex
United States of America
0.5908 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uruguay
0.6608 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America rank
146th
Uruguay rank
143rd
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- United States of America
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.6608 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5908 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
United States of America ranks 146th and Uruguay ranks 143rd of 199 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States of America | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | 5.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 5.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2.86 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 4.69 deaths per 100 live births | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.8705 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9915 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.7158 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5629 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.6175 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8019 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1844 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.5902 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6523 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0621 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, United States of America or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.6608 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5908 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between United States of America and Uruguay?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Uruguay?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do United States of America and Uruguay rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- United States of America ranks 146th and Uruguay ranks 143rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .