Kuwait vs Uruguay: Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
Kuwait
0.8104 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uruguay
0.7447 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kuwait rank
138th
Uruguay rank
140th
Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus over time
- Kuwait
- Uruguay
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0657 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 138th and Uruguay ranks 140th of 198 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.22 deaths per 100 live births | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | 8.81 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 10.49 deaths per 100 live births | 5.87 deaths per 100 live births | 4.62 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 5.35 deaths per 100 live births | 5.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1264 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | 3.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4699 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.626 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2589 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.9476 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9071 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0405 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.8511 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7354 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1158 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, Kuwait or Uruguay?
- Kuwait, at 0.8104 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 vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus between Kuwait and Uruguay?
- 0.0657 deaths per 100 live births, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Uruguay rank globally for child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus?
- Kuwait ranks 138th and Uruguay ranks 140th of 198 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 Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .