Sweden vs Uruguay: Number of infant deaths
Sweden
204.0%
in 2023
Uruguay
185.0%
in 2023
Sweden rank
142nd
Uruguay rank
144th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Sweden
- Uruguay
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 204.0% against 185.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 19.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Uruguay ahead.
Sweden ranks 142nd and Uruguay ranks 144th 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 | 1,962.4% | 2,770.3% | 807.9% | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 1,571.5% | 2,938.0% | 1,366.5% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 968.1% | 2,730.5% | 1,762.4% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 644.1% | 1,442.0% | 797.9% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 484.6% | 1,017.9% | 533.3% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 296.7% | 622.8% | 326.1% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 265.5% | 352.9% | 87.4% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 225.0% | 198.2% | 26.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Sweden or Uruguay?
- Sweden, at 204.0% against 185.0% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Sweden and Uruguay?
- 19.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Sweden ranks 142nd and Uruguay ranks 144th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.