Kuwait vs Uruguay: Infant mortality rate
Kuwait
0.7018 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uruguay
0.6166 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kuwait rank
138th
Uruguay rank
141st
Infant mortality rate over time
- Kuwait
- Uruguay
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.7018 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6166 deaths per 100 live births in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0852 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 138th and Uruguay ranks 141st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.52 deaths per 100 live births | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 6.8 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 8.71 deaths per 100 live births | 5.28 deaths per 100 live births | 3.44 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 4.51 deaths per 100 live births | 4.7 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1903 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5239 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6013 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.9977 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2482 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.8099 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7684 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0415 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.7352 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6115 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1237 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Kuwait or Uruguay?
- Kuwait, at 0.7018 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6166 deaths per 100 live births in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Kuwait and Uruguay?
- 0.0852 deaths per 100 live births, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Uruguay rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Kuwait ranks 138th 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 Infant mortality rate. 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 one year, per 100 live births .