United States vs Uruguay: Infant mortality by sex
United States
0.5913
in 2024
Uruguay
0.687
in 2024
United States rank
144th
Uruguay rank
141st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- United States
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.687 against 0.5913 in United States, a difference of 0.0957.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
United States 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 | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.27 | 6.06 | 2.79 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 2.65 | 5.86 | 3.22 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.83 | 5.2 | 3.36 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.21 | 2.96 | 1.75 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.8981 | 2.06 | 1.16 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.7426 | 1.39 | 0.6477 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.6344 | 0.8582 | 0.2238 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.5928 | 0.6813 | 0.0885 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, United States or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.687 against 0.5913 in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between United States and Uruguay?
- 0.0957, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Uruguay?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do United States and Uruguay rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- United States ranks 144th and Uruguay ranks 141st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.