What is mortality rate, infant in Uruguay?

Mortality rate, infant in Uruguay was 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 56.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 6.1 per 1,000 live births in 2020.

How does Uruguay rank for mortality rate, infant?

Uruguay ranks 139th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Uruguay data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, infant in Uruguay

Name: Mortality rate, infant in Uruguay
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Uruguay: Mortality rate, infant was 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

6.2 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

up 1.6%

World rank

139th

of 195 countries

All-time high

56.7 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

6.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2020

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Uruguay, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 6.2 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Uruguay peaked at 56.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2020.

Uruguay ranks 139th of 195 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
1960s	52.76 per 1,000 live births	49.8 per 1,000 live births	56.7 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	47.04 per 1,000 live births	39.5 per 1,000 live births	49.5 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	26.69 per 1,000 live births	21.3 per 1,000 live births	35.6 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	18.42 per 1,000 live births	15.2 per 1,000 live births	20.7 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	12.46 per 1,000 live births	9.7 per 1,000 live births	14.7 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	7.68 per 1,000 live births	6.2 per 1,000 live births	9.2 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	6.12 per 1,000 live births	6.1 per 1,000 live births	6.2 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

138 Cuba 6.8 per 1,000 live births compare
140 Romania 6 per 1,000 live births compare
141 Chile 5.8 per 1,000 live births compare
142 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.5 per 1,000 live births compare
142 United States 5.5 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Uruguay?: Mortality rate, infant in Uruguay was 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 56.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 6.1 per 1,000 live births in 2020.
How does Uruguay rank for mortality rate, infant?: Uruguay ranks 139th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.