Kuwait vs Uruguay: Under-five mortality rate
Kuwait
8.1
in 2024
Uruguay
7.45
in 2024
Kuwait rank
140th
Uruguay rank
142nd
Under-five mortality rate over time
- Kuwait
- Uruguay
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 8.1 against 7.45 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.65.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 140th and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 152.17 | 64.08 | 88.08 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 104.94 | 58.71 | 46.23 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 53.54 | 52.27 | 1.26 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 25.36 | 30.06 | 4.7 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 14.85 | 21.11 | 6.26 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 11.87 | 14.46 | 2.59 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 9.48 | 9.07 | 0.4052 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 8.51 | 7.35 | 1.16 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, Kuwait or Uruguay?
- Kuwait, at 8.1 against 7.45 in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate between Kuwait and Uruguay?
- 0.65, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Uruguay rank globally for under-five mortality rate?
- Kuwait ranks 140th and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.