Sweden vs Uruguay: Number of under-five deaths

Sweden
240
in 2024
Uruguay
250
in 2024
Sweden rank
144th
Uruguay rank
142nd

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Sweden
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 250 against 240 in Sweden, a difference of 10.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Sweden ranks 144th and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 1,863 3,267 1,404 Uruguay
1970s 1,150 3,034 1,884 Uruguay
1980s 758.4 1,629 870.2 Uruguay
1990s 581.9 1,166 583.7 Uruguay
2000s 358.3 726.3 368 Uruguay
2010s 324.4 418 93.6 Uruguay
2020s 269.6 257.4 12.2 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Sweden or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 250 against 240 in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Sweden and Uruguay?
10, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Sweden ranks 144th and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.