Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Denmark or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 228 deaths against 199 deaths in Denmark as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Uruguay: Number of children who die before age 5

Denmark

199 deaths

in 2023

Uruguay

228 deaths

in 2023

Denmark rank

148th

Uruguay rank

146th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Denmark
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 228 deaths against 199 deaths in Denmark, a difference of 29 deaths.

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

Across all 74 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 148th and Uruguay ranks 146th of 236 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,338 deaths	3,108 deaths	770.8 deaths	Uruguay
1960s	1,718 deaths	3,051 deaths	1,333 deaths	Uruguay
1970s	916.9 deaths	2,688 deaths	1,772 deaths	Uruguay
1980s	540.2 deaths	1,731 deaths	1,191 deaths	Uruguay
1990s	463.1 deaths	1,171 deaths	708 deaths	Uruguay
2000s	329.5 deaths	717.1 deaths	387.6 deaths	Uruguay
2010s	239.4 deaths	418.6 deaths	179.2 deaths	Uruguay
2020s	215 deaths	245.25 deaths	30.25 deaths	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Denmark or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 228 deaths against 199 deaths in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Denmark and Uruguay?: 29 deaths, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Uruguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Uruguay rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Denmark ranks 148th and Uruguay ranks 146th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.