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

Uruguay, at 187 deaths against 167 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Denmark

167 deaths

in 2023

Uruguay

187 deaths

in 2023

Denmark rank

148th

Uruguay rank

146th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Denmark
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 187 deaths against 167 deaths in Denmark, a difference of 20 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	1,989 deaths	2,800 deaths	811.5 deaths	Uruguay
1960s	1,465 deaths	2,739 deaths	1,274 deaths	Uruguay
1970s	749.6 deaths	2,409 deaths	1,660 deaths	Uruguay
1980s	439.4 deaths	1,537 deaths	1,098 deaths	Uruguay
1990s	379.1 deaths	1,020 deaths	641.3 deaths	Uruguay
2000s	274.4 deaths	613.9 deaths	339.5 deaths	Uruguay
2010s	206.5 deaths	354.7 deaths	148.2 deaths	Uruguay
2020s	186.25 deaths	206.25 deaths	20 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, Denmark or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 187 deaths against 167 deaths in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Denmark and Uruguay?: 20 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 infants who die before age 1?: 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 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.