Stillbirth rate in Uruguay
Uruguay: Stillbirth rate was 0.4211 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
In 2023, stillbirth rate in Uruguay stood at 0.4211 deaths per 100 births. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Uruguay peaked at 0.7369 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4211 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 147th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6383 deaths per 100 births | 0.4893 deaths per 100 births | 0.7369 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4617 deaths per 100 births | 0.4336 deaths per 100 births | 0.4831 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4256 deaths per 100 births | 0.4211 deaths per 100 births | 0.4291 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 144 Barbados 0.433 deaths per 100 births compare
- 145 Brunei 0.4306 deaths per 100 births compare
- 146 Kazakhstan 0.4294 deaths per 100 births compare
- 148 Saudi Arabia 0.4033 deaths per 100 births compare
- 149 Albania 0.3965 deaths per 100 births compare
- 150 Thailand 0.3944 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Uruguay
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 78,530 people (2100)
- Population density 12.83 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1,322 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Uruguay?
- Stillbirth rate in Uruguay was 0.4211 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7369 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4211 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for stillbirth rate?
- Uruguay ranks 147th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.