Kuwait vs Uruguay: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Kuwait
0.8104 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uruguay
0.7447 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kuwait rank
139th
Uruguay rank
141st
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty 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 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.
Kuwait ranks 139th and Uruguay ranks 141st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 in extreme poverty, 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 in extreme poverty 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?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Uruguay rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Kuwait ranks 139th and Uruguay ranks 141st 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 Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. 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 .