Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, New Zealand or Uruguay?

New Zealand, at 155 against 142 in Uruguay as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Uruguay: Number of under-five deaths, male

New Zealand

155

in 2024

Uruguay

142

in 2024

New Zealand rank

139th

Uruguay rank

142nd

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

New Zealand
Uruguay

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 155 against 142 in Uruguay, a difference of 13.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

New Zealand ranks 139th and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	857.8	1,850	992.7	Uruguay
1970s	629	1,711	1,082	Uruguay
1980s	415.5	920.9	505.4	Uruguay
1990s	299.3	663.5	364.2	Uruguay
2000s	219.2	413	193.8	Uruguay
2010s	189.6	237.9	48.3	Uruguay
2020s	160	146.4	13.6	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, New Zealand or Uruguay?: New Zealand, at 155 against 142 in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between New Zealand and Uruguay?: 13, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?: New Zealand ranks 139th and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, male
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.