Chile vs Uruguay: Mortality rate, infant
Chile
6.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Uruguay
5.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Chile rank
139th
Uruguay rank
140th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Chile currently reports 6.2 per 1,000 live births against 5.5 per 1,000 live births in Uruguay, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 139th and Uruguay ranks 140th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.87 per 1,000 live births | 47 per 1,000 live births | 6.87 per 1,000 live births | Chile |
| 1980s | 20.76 per 1,000 live births | 26.68 per 1,000 live births | 5.92 per 1,000 live births | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 11.99 per 1,000 live births | 18.45 per 1,000 live births | 6.46 per 1,000 live births | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 8.01 per 1,000 live births | 12.45 per 1,000 live births | 4.44 per 1,000 live births | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 6.85 per 1,000 live births | 7.68 per 1,000 live births | 0.83 per 1,000 live births | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 5.95 per 1,000 live births | 5.72 per 1,000 live births | 0.225 per 1,000 live births | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Chile or Uruguay?
- Chile, at 6.2 per 1,000 live births against 5.5 per 1,000 live births in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Chile and Uruguay?
- 0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Chile ranks 139th and Uruguay ranks 140th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release