Uruguay sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 78.2 years of life, 66th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Uruguay, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.2 yrs | 66 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 6.5 /1,000 | 133 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 9.9 /1,000 | 41 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 20.2 yrs | 49 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 63.6 /1,000 | 103 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 7.7 yrs | 21 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 64.4 men/100 women | 27 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 6.2 /1,000 | 136 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 15.0 /100k | 135 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 17.4 % | 106 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 24.8 /100k | 5 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 14.8 /100k | 96 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 13.8 % | 82 of 143 | 2002 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 5.6 L | 80 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 16.0 % | 58 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $2,076 | 39 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $23,907 | 65 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Uruguay's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 5th highest suicide rate in the world (24.8 /100k) and the 21st highest life-expectancy gap in the world (7.7 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Uruguay; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.