Infant Mortality Rate: Uruguay
Uruguay's infant mortality rate is currently 6.2 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Uruguay Infant Mortality Rate Uruguay's infant mortality rate stands at 6.
Current (2024)
6.2 per 1,000 births
+1.6% y/y
Peak (1960)
56.7 per 1,000 births
Low (2020)
6.1 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Uruguay
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Uruguay
Analysis# Uruguay Infant Mortality Rate
Uruguay's infant mortality rate stands at 6.2 per 1,000 births in 2024, reflecting one of Latin America's lowest rates. The country has achieved a dramatic 89.1% decline since 1960, when the rate peaked at 56.7 per 1,000 births. Uruguay's all-time low of 6.1 per 1,000 births occurred in 2020, demonstrating sustained progress in child health outcomes over six decades.
The most significant improvements occurred between 1960 and the early 2000s, with rapid declines driven by expanded healthcare access and improved maternal care. Since 2015, the rate has stabilized in the 6.1–6.2 range, suggesting a plateau near optimal levels. The slight uptick from 6.1 to 6.2 in 2024 remains negligible and does not signal a meaningful reversal of Uruguay's long-term achievement in reducing infant mortality.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.2 per 1,000 births | +1.64% |
| 2023 | 6.1 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2022 | 6.1 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 6.1 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2020 | 6.1 per 1,000 births | -1.61% |
| 2019 | 6.2 per 1,000 births | -4.62% |
| 2018 | 6.5 per 1,000 births | -4.41% |
| 2017 | 6.8 per 1,000 births | -4.23% |
| 2016 | 7.1 per 1,000 births | -5.33% |
| 2015 | 7.5 per 1,000 births | -5.06% |
| 2014 | 7.9 per 1,000 births | -3.66% |
| 2013 | 8.2 per 1,000 births | -3.53% |
| 2012 | 8.5 per 1,000 births | -4.49% |
| 2011 | 8.9 per 1,000 births | -3.26% |
| 2010 | 9.2 per 1,000 births | -5.15% |
| 2009 | 9.7 per 1,000 births | -4.90% |
| 2008 | 10.2 per 1,000 births | -6.42% |
| 2007 | 10.9 per 1,000 births | -6.84% |
| 2006 | 11.7 per 1,000 births | -5.65% |
| 2005 | 12.4 per 1,000 births | -5.34% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.1 per 1,000 births | -3.68% |
| 2003 | 13.6 per 1,000 births | -2.86% |
| 2002 | 14 per 1,000 births | -2.10% |
| 2001 | 14.3 per 1,000 births | -2.72% |
| 2000 | 14.7 per 1,000 births | -3.29% |
| 1999 | 15.2 per 1,000 births | -5.00% |
| 1998 | 16 per 1,000 births | -4.76% |
| 1997 | 16.8 per 1,000 births | -5.08% |
| 1996 | 17.7 per 1,000 births | -4.32% |
| 1995 | 18.5 per 1,000 births | -3.65% |
| 1994 | 19.2 per 1,000 births | -2.54% |
| 1993 | 19.7 per 1,000 births | -1.50% |
| 1992 | 20 per 1,000 births | -1.96% |
| 1991 | 20.4 per 1,000 births | -1.45% |
| 1990 | 20.7 per 1,000 births | -2.82% |
| 1989 | 21.3 per 1,000 births | -4.05% |
| 1988 | 22.2 per 1,000 births | -3.90% |
| 1987 | 23.1 per 1,000 births | -4.15% |
| 1986 | 24.1 per 1,000 births | -4.37% |
| 1985 | 25.2 per 1,000 births | -4.18% |
| 1984 | 26.3 per 1,000 births | -4.71% |
| 1983 | 27.6 per 1,000 births | -6.12% |
| 1982 | 29.4 per 1,000 births | -8.41% |
| 1981 | 32.1 per 1,000 births | -9.83% |
| 1980 | 35.6 per 1,000 births | -9.87% |
| 1979 | 39.5 per 1,000 births | -8.99% |
| 1978 | 43.4 per 1,000 births | -6.87% |
| 1977 | 46.6 per 1,000 births | -4.12% |
| 1976 | 48.6 per 1,000 births | -1.82% |
| 1975 | 49.5 per 1,000 births | +0.41% |
| 1974 | 49.3 per 1,000 births | +1.44% |
| 1973 | 48.6 per 1,000 births | +1.25% |
| 1972 | 48 per 1,000 births | -0.21% |
| 1971 | 48.1 per 1,000 births | -1.43% |
| 1970 | 48.8 per 1,000 births | -2.01% |
| 1969 | 49.8 per 1,000 births | -1.78% |
| 1968 | 50.7 per 1,000 births | -1.17% |
| 1967 | 51.3 per 1,000 births | -0.77% |
| 1966 | 51.7 per 1,000 births | -0.58% |
| 1965 | 52 per 1,000 births | -0.76% |
| 1964 | 52.4 per 1,000 births | -1.50% |
| 1963 | 53.2 per 1,000 births | -2.03% |
| 1962 | 54.3 per 1,000 births | -2.16% |
| 1961 | 55.5 per 1,000 births | -2.12% |
| 1960 | 56.7 per 1,000 births | — |
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