Number of under-five deaths in Uruguay
Uruguay: Number of under-five deaths was 250 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths in Uruguay, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Uruguay stood at 250. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Uruguay peaked at 3,433 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 250, in 2024.
That places Uruguay 142nd out of 195 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,267 | 3,061 | 3,433 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,034 | 2,549 | 3,311 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,629 | 1,338 | 2,220 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,166 | 942 | 1,307 | 10 |
| 2000s | 726.3 | 538 | 897 | 10 |
| 2010s | 418 | 294 | 511 | 10 |
| 2020s | 257.4 | 250 | 273 | 5 |
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More health data for Uruguay
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 23,572 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 22,603 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 551,091 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 13.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 216,510 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 22,492 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 22,834 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 334,582 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 19.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 23,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Uruguay?
- Number of under-five deaths in Uruguay was 250 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3,433 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 250 in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Uruguay ranks 142nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.