United States vs Uruguay: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
United States
0.55 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Uruguay
0.62 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United States rank
142nd
Uruguay rank
139th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- United States
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.62 per 1,000 live births against 0.55 per 1,000 live births in United States, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 142nd and Uruguay ranks 139th of 195 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.35 per 1,000 live births | 5.28 per 1,000 live births | 2.93 per 1,000 live births | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.64 per 1,000 live births | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 3.06 per 1,000 live births | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.09 per 1,000 live births | 2.67 per 1,000 live births | 1.58 per 1,000 live births | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.816 per 1,000 live births | 1.84 per 1,000 live births | 1.03 per 1,000 live births | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.678 per 1,000 live births | 1.25 per 1,000 live births | 0.568 per 1,000 live births | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.582 per 1,000 live births | 0.768 per 1,000 live births | 0.186 per 1,000 live births | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.55 per 1,000 live births | 0.612 per 1,000 live births | 0.062 per 1,000 live births | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, United States or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.62 per 1,000 live births against 0.55 per 1,000 live births in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between United States and Uruguay?
- 0.07 per 1,000 live births, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Uruguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do United States and Uruguay rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- United States ranks 142nd and Uruguay ranks 139th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.