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

Western Sahara, at 214 deaths against 187 deaths in Uruguay as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Uruguay and Western Sahara?

27 deaths, with Western Sahara ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Western Sahara?

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.

Uruguay vs Western Sahara: Number of infants who die before age 1

Uruguay

187 deaths

in 2023

Western Sahara

214 deaths

in 2023

Uruguay rank

146th

Western Sahara rank

143rd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Uruguay
Western Sahara

How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports 214 deaths against 187 deaths in Uruguay, a difference of 27 deaths.

That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uruguay ranks 146th and Western Sahara ranks 143rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 7 and Western Sahara in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uruguay	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,800 deaths	211.1 deaths	2,589 deaths	Uruguay
1960s	2,739 deaths	409.1 deaths	2,330 deaths	Uruguay
1970s	2,409 deaths	484.1 deaths	1,925 deaths	Uruguay
1980s	1,537 deaths	679.8 deaths	857.4 deaths	Uruguay
1990s	1,020 deaths	439 deaths	581.4 deaths	Uruguay
2000s	613.9 deaths	359.9 deaths	254 deaths	Uruguay
2010s	354.7 deaths	290.8 deaths	63.9 deaths	Uruguay
2020s	206.25 deaths	227.75 deaths	21.5 deaths	Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Uruguay or Western Sahara?: Western Sahara, at 214 deaths against 187 deaths in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Uruguay and Western Sahara?: 27 deaths, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Western Sahara?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Uruguay and Western Sahara rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Uruguay ranks 146th and Western Sahara ranks 143rd 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.