What is child mortality in Uruguay?

Child mortality in Uruguay was 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 40.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7287 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.

How does Uruguay rank for child mortality?

Uruguay ranks 142nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Uruguay data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Uruguay

Name: Child mortality in Uruguay
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uruguay: Child mortality was 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.7447 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

142nd

of 203 countries

All-time high

40.6 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

0.7287 deaths per 100 live births

in 2021

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Uruguay, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality in Uruguay is 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Uruguay peaked at 40.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.7287 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.

Uruguay ranks 142nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	40.58 deaths per 100 live births	40.54 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	40.28 deaths per 100 live births	39.97 deaths per 100 live births	40.51 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	29.67 deaths per 100 live births	19.41 deaths per 100 live births	39.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	15.59 deaths per 100 live births	13.66 deaths per 100 live births	17.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	14.11 deaths per 100 live births	11.27 deaths per 100 live births	16.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	9.42 deaths per 100 live births	6.37 deaths per 100 live births	12.96 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	6.2 deaths per 100 live births	6.05 deaths per 100 live births	6.41 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	5.87 deaths per 100 live births	5.52 deaths per 100 live births	6.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	5.23 deaths per 100 live births	4.41 deaths per 100 live births	5.5 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	3.01 deaths per 100 live births	2.42 deaths per 100 live births	3.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.11 deaths per 100 live births	1.76 deaths per 100 live births	2.36 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.45 deaths per 100 live births	1.13 deaths per 100 live births	1.7 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.9071 deaths per 100 live births	0.7461 deaths per 100 live births	1.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.7354 deaths per 100 live births	0.7287 deaths per 100 live births	0.7447 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

139 Nauru 0.8261 deaths per 100 live births compare
140 Kuwait 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births compare
141 Ukraine 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births compare
143 Romania 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births compare
144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6905 deaths per 100 live births compare
145 Chile 0.6753 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Uruguay

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 25,057 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,140 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,734 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 23,801 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 24,666 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 23,708 (2025)

All data for Uruguay →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Uruguay?: Child mortality in Uruguay was 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 40.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7287 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
How does Uruguay rank for child mortality?: Uruguay ranks 142nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.