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

Sweden, at 240 deaths against 228 deaths in Uruguay as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden 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.

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

Sweden

240 deaths

in 2023

Uruguay

228 deaths

in 2023

Sweden rank

145th

Uruguay rank

146th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Sweden
Uruguay

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 240 deaths against 228 deaths in Uruguay, a difference of 12 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Sweden ranks 145th and Uruguay ranks 146th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,458 deaths	3,108 deaths	650.5 deaths	Uruguay
1960s	1,877 deaths	3,051 deaths	1,174 deaths	Uruguay
1970s	1,158 deaths	2,688 deaths	1,530 deaths	Uruguay
1980s	758 deaths	1,731 deaths	973.3 deaths	Uruguay
1990s	587.2 deaths	1,171 deaths	583.9 deaths	Uruguay
2000s	360.4 deaths	717.1 deaths	356.7 deaths	Uruguay
2010s	324.1 deaths	418.6 deaths	94.5 deaths	Uruguay
2020s	275.5 deaths	245.25 deaths	30.25 deaths	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Sweden or Uruguay?: Sweden, at 240 deaths against 228 deaths in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Sweden and Uruguay?: 12 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Sweden ranks 145th 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.