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

Uruguay, at 187 deaths against 184 deaths in Sweden 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Sweden

184 deaths

in 2023

Uruguay

187 deaths

in 2023

Sweden rank

147th

Uruguay rank

146th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Sweden
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 187 deaths against 184 deaths in Sweden, a difference of 3 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Sweden ranks 147th 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	1,988 deaths	2,800 deaths	812 deaths	Uruguay
1960s	1,585 deaths	2,739 deaths	1,153 deaths	Uruguay
1970s	970 deaths	2,409 deaths	1,439 deaths	Uruguay
1980s	644.1 deaths	1,537 deaths	893.1 deaths	Uruguay
1990s	490.6 deaths	1,020 deaths	529.8 deaths	Uruguay
2000s	293.8 deaths	613.9 deaths	320.1 deaths	Uruguay
2010s	266.1 deaths	354.7 deaths	88.6 deaths	Uruguay
2020s	219.25 deaths	206.25 deaths	13 deaths	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Sweden or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 187 deaths against 184 deaths in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Sweden and Uruguay?: 3 deaths, with Uruguay 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 infants who die before age 1?: Sweden ranks 147th 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.