Uruguay—Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #141 of 196
Latest Value
6.7
2023
YoY Change
-1.5%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#141
of 196 countries
Maximum
17.0
2000
Minimum
6.7
2023
CAGR
-4.0%
24 years
Last
6.7
Previous
6.8
Highest
17.0
Lowest
6.7
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.7 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 6.8 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 7.0 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.1 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 7.4 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 7.7 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 8.1 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 8.5 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 8.9 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 9.3 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 9.7 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 10.0 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 10.4 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 10.8 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 11.3 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 11.9 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 12.7 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 13.5 | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 14.4 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 15.2 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 15.8 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 16.2 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 16.6 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 17.0 |
Top Countries — Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 114.8 | 2023 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 104.9 | 2023 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 104.0 | 2023 |
| 4 | Chad | 101.1 | 2023 |
| 5 | South Sudan | 98.7 | 2023 |
| 6 | Guinea | 95.0 | 2023 |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 94.3 | 2023 |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 92.2 | 2023 |
| 9 | Mali | 91.3 | 2023 |
| 10 | Benin | 77.9 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Methodology
Data compiled by UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org, publisher: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, United Nations Population Division; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation;World Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation;United Nations (UN), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, publisher: UN Population Division.
Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →