Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Uruguay
Uruguay: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty was 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Uruguay, 1980–2024
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
Uruguay recorded 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty 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 vs. share in extreme poverty in Uruguay peaked at 3.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.7287 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.
Uruguay ranks 141st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Uruguay?
- Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty 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 vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1980.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7287 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Uruguay ranks 141st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .