United States of America vs Uruguay: Annual death rates at different ages in males
United States of America
5.79 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uruguay
5.95 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States of America rank
168th
Uruguay rank
164th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- United States of America
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 5.95 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.79 deaths per 1,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
United States of America ranks 168th and Uruguay ranks 164th of 236 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States of America | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 62.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 27.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 55.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 18.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.17 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 12.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.31 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 9.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 12 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 7.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.14 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 6.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 5.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9891 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, United States of America or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 5.95 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.79 deaths per 1,000 people in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between United States of America and Uruguay?
- 0.16 deaths per 1,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do United States of America and Uruguay rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- United States of America ranks 168th and Uruguay ranks 164th 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 at different ages in males. 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.