Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births rose 0% to 4.00 in Uruguay in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Uruguay reached an all time high of 27.7 in 1974 and an all time low of 4.00 in 2018. When compared to Uruguay's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Argentina amounted to 5.30, 8.90 in Brazil, 4.50 in Chile and 10.4 in Paraguay in 2019.
Uruguay has been ranked 123rd within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Argentina | 6.90 | 6.50 | 6.40 | 6.30 | 6.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | 17.6 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 14.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 9.70 | 9.50 | 10.0 | 9.30 | 9.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 5.20 | 5.10 | 5.00 | 4.90 | 4.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | 12.3 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peru | 8.40 | 8.00 | 7.80 | 7.50 | 7.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 5.20 | 5.00 | 4.80 | 4.40 | 4.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 11.3 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
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