What is neonatal mortality rate in Uruguay?

Neonatal mortality rate in Uruguay was 0.4049 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 2.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1973.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4049 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Uruguay rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Uruguay ranks 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Uruguay

Name: Neonatal 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: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.4049 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.4049 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

142nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

2.6 deaths per 100 live births

in 1973

All-time low

0.4049 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Uruguay, 1970–2024

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 neonatal mortality rate in Uruguay is 0.4049 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Uruguay peaked at 2.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.4049 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Uruguay 142nd 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
1970s	2.32 deaths per 100 live births	1.89 deaths per 100 live births	2.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.43 deaths per 100 live births	1.2 deaths per 100 live births	1.78 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	0.858 deaths per 100 live births	1.18 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.7162 deaths per 100 live births	0.5081 deaths per 100 live births	0.847 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.493 deaths per 100 live births	0.4774 deaths per 100 live births	0.5032 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.4271 deaths per 100 live births	0.4049 deaths per 100 live births	0.4608 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

139 Malaysia 0.427 deaths per 100 live births compare
140 Cuba 0.4255 deaths per 100 live births compare
141 Tonga 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births compare
143 Sri Lanka 0.396 deaths per 100 live births compare
144 Kazakhstan 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births compare
145 Qatar 0.3806 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
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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 neonatal mortality rate in Uruguay?: Neonatal mortality rate in Uruguay was 0.4049 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 2.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1973.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4049 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Uruguay rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Uruguay ranks 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal 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, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .