What is child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in Uruguay?

Child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in Uruguay was 0.74 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 rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 6.41 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.

What is the lowest child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 0.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2020.

How does Uruguay rank for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?

Uruguay ranks 141st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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 rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita in Uruguay

Name: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita in Uruguay
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Uruguay: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita was 0.74 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.74 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

141st

of 200 countries

All-time high

6.41 deaths per 100 live births

in 1959

All-time low

0.73 deaths per 100 live births

in 2020

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita in Uruguay, 1950–2024

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 rate vs. gdp per capita in Uruguay is 0.74 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in Uruguay peaked at 6.41 deaths per 100 live births in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.73 deaths per 100 live births, in 2020.

Uruguay ranks 141st of 200 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
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 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	0.907 deaths per 100 live births	0.75 deaths per 100 live births	1.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.734 deaths per 100 live births	0.73 deaths per 100 live births	0.74 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

139 Kuwait 0.81 deaths per 100 live births compare
140 Ukraine 0.79 deaths per 100 live births compare
142 Romania 0.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.69 deaths per 100 live births compare
144 Chile 0.68 deaths per 100 live births compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in Uruguay?: Child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in Uruguay was 0.74 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 rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 6.41 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.
What is the lowest child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2020.
How does Uruguay rank for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?: Uruguay ranks 141st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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 rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
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: 200 places, 13,286 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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