Kuwait vs Uruguay: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Kuwait
8.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Uruguay
7.45 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kuwait rank
149th
Uruguay rank
151st
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Kuwait
- Uruguay
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 8.1 per 1,000 live births against 7.45 per 1,000 live births in Uruguay, a difference of 0.65 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Kuwait ranks 149th and Uruguay ranks 151st of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.87 per 1,000 live births | 14.46 per 1,000 live births | 2.59 per 1,000 live births | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 9.48 per 1,000 live births | 9.07 per 1,000 live births | 0.4052 per 1,000 live births | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 8.51 per 1,000 live births | 7.35 per 1,000 live births | 1.16 per 1,000 live births | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Kuwait or Uruguay?
- Kuwait, at 8.1 per 1,000 live births against 7.45 per 1,000 live births in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Kuwait and Uruguay?
- 0.65 per 1,000 live births, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Uruguay rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Kuwait ranks 149th and Uruguay ranks 151st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.