Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Bhutan or Uruguay?

Bhutan, at 193 deaths against 187 deaths in Uruguay as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Uruguay: Number of infants who die before age 1

Bhutan

193 deaths

in 2023

Uruguay

187 deaths

in 2023

Bhutan rank

145th

Uruguay rank

146th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Bhutan
Uruguay

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 193 deaths against 187 deaths in Uruguay, a difference of 6 deaths.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

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

Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,028 deaths	2,800 deaths	772 deaths	Uruguay
1960s	2,424 deaths	2,739 deaths	314.3 deaths	Uruguay
1970s	2,557 deaths	2,409 deaths	148.1 deaths	Bhutan
1980s	2,322 deaths	1,537 deaths	784.4 deaths	Bhutan
1990s	1,456 deaths	1,020 deaths	435.3 deaths	Bhutan
2000s	659.9 deaths	613.9 deaths	46 deaths	Bhutan
2010s	313.6 deaths	354.7 deaths	41.1 deaths	Uruguay
2020s	202.5 deaths	206.25 deaths	3.75 deaths	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Bhutan or Uruguay?: Bhutan, at 193 deaths against 187 deaths in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Bhutan and Uruguay?: 6 deaths, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Uruguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Uruguay rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Bhutan 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.