Sri Lanka vs Uruguay: Neonatal mortality rate
Sri Lanka
3.96 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Uruguay
4.05 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
152nd
Uruguay rank
151st
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.05 per 1,000 live births against 3.96 per 1,000 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 152nd and Uruguay ranks 151st of 212 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.83 per 1,000 live births | 7.16 per 1,000 live births | 0.6724 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 5.53 per 1,000 live births | 4.93 per 1,000 live births | 0.5976 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 4.29 per 1,000 live births | 4.27 per 1,000 live births | 0.0202 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Sri Lanka or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.05 per 1,000 live births against 3.96 per 1,000 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 0.09 per 1,000 live births, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uruguay rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 152nd and Uruguay ranks 151st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.