Under-five deaths in Uruguay
Uruguay: Under-five deaths was 250 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Under-five deaths in Uruguay, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 250 for under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five deaths in Uruguay peaked at 897 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 250, in 2024.
That places Uruguay 140th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 726.3 | 538 | 897 | 10 |
| 2010s | 418 | 294 | 511 | 10 |
| 2020s | 257.4 | 250 | 273 | 5 |
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More development goals data for Uruguay
- Red List Index 0.9142 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.34 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,719 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 118 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 113 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 81 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 205 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths in Uruguay?
- Under-five deaths in Uruguay was 250 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest under-five deaths recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 897 in 2000.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 250 in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for under-five deaths?
- Uruguay ranks 140th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Under-five deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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