Kuwait vs Uruguay: Infant mortality rate

Kuwait
7.02
in 2024
Uruguay
6.17
in 2024
Kuwait rank
123rd
Uruguay rank
126th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Kuwait
  • Uruguay
051015200020122024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 7.02 against 6.17 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.85.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.

Kuwait ranks 123rd and Uruguay ranks 126th of 184 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 9.98 12.46 2.48 Uruguay
2010s 8.1 7.68 0.4149 Kuwait
2020s 7.35 6.12 1.24 Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Kuwait or Uruguay?
Kuwait, at 7.02 against 6.17 in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Kuwait and Uruguay?
0.85, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uruguay?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Uruguay rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Kuwait ranks 123rd and Uruguay ranks 126th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Kuwait vs Uruguay: Infant mortality rate. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/infant-mortality-rate-deaths-per-1-000-live-births/kuwait/uruguay/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/infant-mortality-rate-deaths-per-1-000-live-births/kuwait/uruguay/">Kuwait vs Uruguay: Infant mortality rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
221 places, 5,525 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed