Sweden vs Uruguay: Number of youth deaths
Sweden
336 deaths
in 2024
Uruguay
317 deaths
in 2024
Sweden rank
141st
Uruguay rank
144th
Number of youth deaths over time
- Sweden
- Uruguay
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 336 deaths against 317 deaths in Uruguay, a difference of 19 deaths.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Sweden ranks 141st and Uruguay ranks 144th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 719.2 deaths | 1,320 deaths | 601.1 deaths | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 474.1 deaths | 850.7 deaths | 376.6 deaths | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 412.2 deaths | 507.9 deaths | 95.7 deaths | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 363.6 deaths | 329.6 deaths | 34 deaths | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Sweden or Uruguay?
- Sweden, at 336 deaths against 317 deaths in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Sweden and Uruguay?
- 19 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Sweden ranks 141st and Uruguay ranks 144th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.