What is infant mortality rate in Uruguay?

Infant mortality rate in Uruguay was 0.6166 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 rate recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 5.72 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6074 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.

How does Uruguay rank for infant mortality rate?

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

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Uruguay

Name: Infant 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: Infant mortality rate was 0.6166 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.6166 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

141st

of 199 countries

All-time high

5.72 deaths per 100 live births

in 1959

All-time low

0.6074 deaths per 100 live births

in 2021

Years of data

1949–2024

Infant 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

Uruguay recorded 0.6166 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Uruguay peaked at 5.72 deaths per 100 live births in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.6074 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
1940s	5.58 deaths per 100 live births	5.58 deaths per 100 live births	5.58 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	5.49 deaths per 100 live births	5.34 deaths per 100 live births	5.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	5.28 deaths per 100 live births	4.98 deaths per 100 live births	5.67 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	4.7 deaths per 100 live births	3.95 deaths per 100 live births	4.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.67 deaths per 100 live births	2.13 deaths per 100 live births	3.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.84 deaths per 100 live births	1.52 deaths per 100 live births	2.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.25 deaths per 100 live births	0.9657 deaths per 100 live births	1.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.7684 deaths per 100 live births	0.625 deaths per 100 live births	0.9209 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.6115 deaths per 100 live births	0.6074 deaths per 100 live births	0.6166 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

138 Kuwait 0.7018 deaths per 100 live births compare
139 Malaysia 0.6981 deaths per 100 live births compare
140 Cuba 0.6811 deaths per 100 live births compare
142 Montserrat 0.6063 deaths per 100 live births compare
143 Romania 0.6004 deaths per 100 live births compare
144 Chile 0.5798 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 infant mortality rate in Uruguay?: Infant mortality rate in Uruguay was 0.6166 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 rate recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 5.72 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6074 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
How does Uruguay rank for infant mortality rate?: Uruguay ranks 141st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant 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, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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