What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Chile and Uruguay?

0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Uruguay: Mortality rate, under-5

Chile

6.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Uruguay

7.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Chile rank

143rd

Uruguay rank

140th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Chile
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 7.4 per 1,000 live births against 6.8 per 1,000 live births in Chile, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 143rd and Uruguay ranks 140th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	118.95 per 1,000 live births	58.71 per 1,000 live births	60.24 per 1,000 live births	Chile
1970s	63.18 per 1,000 live births	52.27 per 1,000 live births	10.91 per 1,000 live births	Chile
1980s	24.61 per 1,000 live births	30.05 per 1,000 live births	5.44 per 1,000 live births	Uruguay
1990s	14.3 per 1,000 live births	21.12 per 1,000 live births	6.82 per 1,000 live births	Uruguay
2000s	9.42 per 1,000 live births	14.46 per 1,000 live births	5.04 per 1,000 live births	Uruguay
2010s	7.96 per 1,000 live births	9.07 per 1,000 live births	1.11 per 1,000 live births	Uruguay
2020s	6.8 per 1,000 live births	7.34 per 1,000 live births	0.54 per 1,000 live births	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Chile or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 7.4 per 1,000 live births against 6.8 per 1,000 live births in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Chile and Uruguay?: 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Chile ranks 143rd and Uruguay ranks 140th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.