Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Uruguay
Uruguay: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 28 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Uruguay, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Uruguay is 28, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Uruguay peaked at 79 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2024.
Uruguay ranks 141st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79 | — |
| 1991 | 77 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 76 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 70 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 67 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 65 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 62 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 59 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 57 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 55 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 53 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 51 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 49 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 46 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 43 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 40 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 38 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 28 | -6.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 28 is above the median for high income countries, which is 28, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 28 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 108, 26% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.2 | 67 | 79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.1 | 46 | 65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.5 | 33 | 45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8 | 28 | 33 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Uruguay?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Uruguay was 28 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 79 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Uruguay ranks 141st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years