Number of under-five deaths, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Number of under-five deaths, male was 142 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, male in Uruguay, 1960–2024
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.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 142 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Uruguay peaked at 1,921 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 142, in 2024.
That places Uruguay 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,921 | — |
| 1961 | 1,912 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 1,901 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 1,891 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 1,871 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 1,849 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 1,830 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 1,806 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 1,777 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 1,747 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 1,717 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 1,694 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 1,688 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1,731 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 1,808 | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 1,858 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 1,845 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1,741 | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 1,599 | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 1,428 | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 1,246 | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 1,099 | -11.8% |
| 1982 | 1,002 | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 940 | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 894 | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 859 | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 829 | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 802 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 780 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 758 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 739 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 728 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 718 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 709 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 698 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 680 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 647 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 609 | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 570 | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 537 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 512 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 490 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 475 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 455 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 431 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 406 | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 380 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 351 | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 325 | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 305 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 290 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 278 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 268 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 262 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 253 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 242 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 227 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 207 | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 185 | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 167 | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 155 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 148 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 144 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 143 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 142 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,850 | 1,747 | 1,921 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,711 | 1,428 | 1,858 | 10 |
| 1980s | 920.9 | 758 | 1,246 | 10 |
| 1990s | 663.5 | 537 | 739 | 10 |
| 2000s | 413 | 305 | 512 | 10 |
| 2010s | 237.9 | 167 | 290 | 10 |
| 2020s | 146.4 | 142 | 155 | 5 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Uruguay?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Uruguay was 142 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,921 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 142 in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Uruguay ranks 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.