Réunion vs Uruguay: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Réunion
4.91 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uruguay
5.29 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Réunion rank
168th
Uruguay rank
165th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Réunion
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 5.29 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.91 deaths per 1,000 people in Réunion, a difference of 0.38 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Réunion's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Réunion ahead.
Réunion ranks 168th and Uruguay ranks 165th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Réunion averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Réunion | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 119.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 66.28 deaths per 1,000 people | Réunion |
| 1960s | 70.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.84 deaths per 1,000 people | Réunion |
| 1970s | 34.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 9.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.5 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 6.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.58 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 6.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.84 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 5.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 5.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0366 deaths per 1,000 people | Réunion |
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, Réunion or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 5.29 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.91 deaths per 1,000 people in Réunion as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Réunion and Uruguay?
- 0.38 deaths per 1,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Réunion and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Réunion and Uruguay rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Réunion ranks 168th 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.