Brazil vs Uruguay: Burden of disease
Brazil
36,425 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Uruguay
36,482 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Brazil rank
93rd
Uruguay rank
92nd
Burden of disease over time
- Brazil
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 36,482 DALYs per 100,000 people against 36,425 DALYs per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 57 DALYs per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 93rd and Uruguay ranks 92nd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,114 DALYs per 100,000 people | 32,114 DALYs per 100,000 people | 999.62 DALYs per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 30,114 DALYs per 100,000 people | 31,697 DALYs per 100,000 people | 1,583 DALYs per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 34,544 DALYs per 100,000 people | 33,839 DALYs per 100,000 people | 705.55 DALYs per 100,000 people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher burden of disease, Brazil or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 36,482 DALYs per 100,000 people against 36,425 DALYs per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in burden of disease between Brazil and Uruguay?
- 57 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for burden of disease?
- Brazil ranks 93rd and Uruguay ranks 92nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.