What is infant mortality by sex in Uruguay?

Infant mortality by sex in Uruguay was 0.687 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 infant mortality by sex recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 6.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.

What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6769 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.

How does Uruguay rank for infant mortality by sex?

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

Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality by sex in Uruguay

Name: Infant mortality by sex 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: Infant mortality by sex was 0.687 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.687 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

141st

of 199 countries

All-time high

6.28 deaths per 100 live births

in 1959

All-time low

0.6769 deaths per 100 live births

in 2021

Years of data

1950–2024

Infant mortality by sex in Uruguay, 1950–2024

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 0.687 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality by sex in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex in Uruguay peaked at 6.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.6769 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.

Uruguay ranks 141st of 199 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	6.06 deaths per 100 live births	5.9 deaths per 100 live births	6.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	5.86 deaths per 100 live births	5.55 deaths per 100 live births	6.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	5.2 deaths per 100 live births	4.35 deaths per 100 live births	5.46 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.96 deaths per 100 live births	2.37 deaths per 100 live births	3.93 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.06 deaths per 100 live births	1.71 deaths per 100 live births	2.3 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.39 deaths per 100 live births	1.08 deaths per 100 live births	1.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.8582 deaths per 100 live births	0.6958 deaths per 100 live births	1.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.6813 deaths per 100 live births	0.6769 deaths per 100 live births	0.687 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

138 Cuba 0.7573 deaths per 100 live births compare
139 Kuwait 0.7542 deaths per 100 live births compare
140 Bahrain 0.7528 deaths per 100 live births compare
142 Romania 0.6513 deaths per 100 live births compare
143 Chile 0.6221 deaths per 100 live births compare
144 United States 0.5913 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 25,057 (2025)
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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 infant mortality by sex in Uruguay?: Infant mortality by sex in Uruguay was 0.687 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 infant mortality by sex recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 6.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.
What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6769 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
How does Uruguay rank for infant mortality by sex?: Uruguay ranks 141st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality by sex
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, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .