United States vs Uruguay: Annual death rates at different ages
United States
5.31 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uruguay
5.63 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States rank
169th
Uruguay rank
164th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- United States
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 5.63 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.31 deaths per 1,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 169th 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 | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 57.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.24 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 24.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 16.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.04 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 11.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.99 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 8.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.52 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 6.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 5.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.96 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 5.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.64 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, United States or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 5.63 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.31 deaths per 1,000 people in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between United States and Uruguay?
- 0.32 deaths per 1,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do United States and Uruguay rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- United States ranks 169th 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. 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.