Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Sweden or Uruguay?

Sweden, at 138 deaths against 134 deaths in Uruguay as of 2024.

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

54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sweden vs Uruguay: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Sweden

138 deaths

in 2024

Uruguay

134 deaths

in 2024

Sweden rank

143rd

Uruguay rank

145th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Sweden
Uruguay

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 138 deaths against 134 deaths in Uruguay, a difference of 4 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Uruguay ahead.

Sweden ranks 143rd and Uruguay ranks 145th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	719 deaths	1,369 deaths	650.22 deaths	Uruguay
1980s	418.8 deaths	775.9 deaths	357.1 deaths	Uruguay
1990s	307.7 deaths	573.5 deaths	265.8 deaths	Uruguay
2000s	197.9 deaths	357.2 deaths	159.3 deaths	Uruguay
2010s	175.9 deaths	223 deaths	47.1 deaths	Uruguay
2020s	151.2 deaths	145.2 deaths	6 deaths	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Sweden or Uruguay?: Sweden, at 138 deaths against 134 deaths in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Sweden and Uruguay?: 4 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Sweden ranks 143rd and Uruguay ranks 145th 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 Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .