Sweden vs Uruguay: Number of infant deaths
Sweden
192 deaths
in 2024
Uruguay
205 deaths
in 2024
Sweden rank
144th
Uruguay rank
142nd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Sweden
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 205 deaths against 192 deaths in Sweden, a difference of 13 deaths.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Uruguay ahead.
Sweden ranks 144th and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 199 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 | 1,962 deaths | 2,770 deaths | 807.33 deaths | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 1,572 deaths | 2,938 deaths | 1,366 deaths | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 968.1 deaths | 2,733 deaths | 1,765 deaths | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 644 deaths | 1,442 deaths | 797.9 deaths | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 484.7 deaths | 1,018 deaths | 532.9 deaths | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 296.7 deaths | 623 deaths | 326.3 deaths | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 265.8 deaths | 352.5 deaths | 86.7 deaths | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 218 deaths | 210 deaths | 8 deaths | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Sweden or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 205 deaths against 192 deaths in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Sweden and Uruguay?
- 13 deaths, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Sweden ranks 144th and Uruguay ranks 142nd 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .