Infant mortality rate in Uruguay
The infant mortality rate in Uruguay was 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Uruguay, 2024
6.2
Change from 2023
+0.1per 1,000 live births
World, 2024
27.7 per 1,000 live births
Position in 2024
140th of 196
Infant mortality rate in Uruguay over time
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Deaths per 1,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Uruguay | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | 27.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2023 | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | 28.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2022 | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | 29.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2021 | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | 29.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2020 | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | 29.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2019 | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | 29.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2018 | 6.5 per 1,000 live births | 29.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2017 | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | 30.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2016 | 7.1 per 1,000 live births | 30.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2015 | 7.5 per 1,000 live births | 31.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2014 | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | 32.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2013 | 8.2 per 1,000 live births | 33.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2012 | 8.5 per 1,000 live births | 34.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | 35.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2010 | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | 36.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2009 | 9.7 per 1,000 live births | 38.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2008 | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | 39.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2007 | 10.9 per 1,000 live births | 40.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2006 | 11.7 per 1,000 live births | 42.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2005 | 12.4 per 1,000 live births | 44.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2004 | 13.1 per 1,000 live births | 46.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2003 | 13.6 per 1,000 live births | 48.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2002 | 14.0 per 1,000 live births | 49.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2001 | 14.3 per 1,000 live births | 51.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2000 | 14.7 per 1,000 live births | 53.3 per 1,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 from 6.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7.9 per 1,000 live births, the figure has changed by −1.7.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Uruguay has the 140th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 27.7 per 1,000 live births.
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Under-five mortality rate
7.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
78.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
18.9 years
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Healthy life expectancy
66.2 years
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UHC service coverage
85
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
5.07 litres
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