United States of America vs Uruguay: Infant mortality by sex
United States of America
0.5913 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uruguay
0.687 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America rank
144th
Uruguay rank
141st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- United States of America
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.687 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5913 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America, a difference of 0.0957 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
United States of America ranks 144th and Uruguay ranks 141st 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 | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 6.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2.79 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 5.86 deaths per 100 live births | 3.22 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 5.2 deaths per 100 live births | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2.96 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.8981 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.7426 deaths per 100 live births | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6477 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.6344 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8582 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2238 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.5928 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6813 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0885 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, United States of America or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.687 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5913 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between United States of America and Uruguay?
- 0.0957 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 infant mortality by sex?
- United States of America ranks 144th and Uruguay ranks 141st 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 Infant mortality 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .