What is child mortality rate in Uruguay?

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

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Uruguay?

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

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Uruguay?

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

How does Uruguay rank for child mortality rate?

Uruguay ranks 141st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Uruguay

Name: Child mortality rate in Uruguay
Creator: United Nations 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 rate 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

141st

of 199 countries

All-time high

6.41 deaths per 100 live births

in 1959

All-time low

0.7287 deaths per 100 live births

in 2021

Years of data

1949–2024

Child mortality rate in Uruguay, 1949–2024

Source: United Nations 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 in Uruguay is 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Uruguay peaked at 6.41 deaths per 100 live births in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.7287 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.

That places Uruguay 141st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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
1940s	6.37 deaths per 100 live births	6.37 deaths per 100 live births	6.37 deaths per 100 live births	1
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

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

See the full ranking of 199 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Uruguay?: Child mortality rate in Uruguay was 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 6.41 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7287 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
How does Uruguay rank for child mortality rate?: Uruguay ranks 141st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .