Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Uruguay
Uruguay: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.6 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Uruguay, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.6 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Uruguay peaked at 1.5 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6 per 1,000, in 2024.
Uruguay ranks 149th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.5 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4 per 1,000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | 1.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.81 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.68 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 5 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Uruguay?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Uruguay was 0.6 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Uruguay ranks 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.