Ukraine vs Uruguay: Child mortality rate
Ukraine
0.79 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uruguay
0.74 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ukraine rank
140th
Uruguay rank
141st
Child mortality rate over time
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.79 deaths per 100 live births against 0.74 deaths per 100 live births in Uruguay, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Uruguay ahead.
Ukraine ranks 140th and Uruguay ranks 141st of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ukraine averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ukraine | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | 5.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.753 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.153 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.056 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 0.983 deaths per 100 live births | 0.907 deaths per 100 live births | 0.076 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.734 deaths per 100 live births | 0.086 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Ukraine or Uruguay?
- Ukraine, at 0.79 deaths per 100 live births against 0.74 deaths per 100 live births in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Ukraine and Uruguay?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and Uruguay?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Ukraine and Uruguay rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Ukraine ranks 140th and Uruguay ranks 141st of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.