Guernsey vs Uruguay: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Guernsey
5.47 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uruguay
5.29 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guernsey rank
162nd
Uruguay rank
165th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Guernsey
- Uruguay
How they compare
Guernsey currently reports 5.47 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.29 deaths per 1,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Guernsey ranks 162nd and Uruguay ranks 165th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guernsey averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guernsey | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.23 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 15.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.93 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 13.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.38 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 11.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 9.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.47 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 7.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 6.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7078 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 5.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.511 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Guernsey or Uruguay?
- Guernsey, at 5.47 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.29 deaths per 1,000 people in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Guernsey and Uruguay?
- 0.18 deaths per 1,000 people, with Guernsey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guernsey and Uruguay rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Guernsey ranks 162nd and Uruguay ranks 165th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.