Denmark vs Uruguay: Death rate

Denmark
9.63 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uruguay
9.78 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Denmark rank
55th
Uruguay rank
52nd

Death rate over time

  • Denmark
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 9.78 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.63 deaths per 1,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Denmark ranks 55th and Uruguay ranks 52nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 9.05 deaths per 1,000 people 10.27 deaths per 1,000 people 1.22 deaths per 1,000 people Uruguay
1960s 9.8 deaths per 1,000 people 9.7 deaths per 1,000 people 0.1045 deaths per 1,000 people Denmark
1970s 10.17 deaths per 1,000 people 9.85 deaths per 1,000 people 0.3206 deaths per 1,000 people Denmark
1980s 11.22 deaths per 1,000 people 9.81 deaths per 1,000 people 1.41 deaths per 1,000 people Denmark
1990s 11.6 deaths per 1,000 people 9.75 deaths per 1,000 people 1.86 deaths per 1,000 people Denmark
2000s 10.4 deaths per 1,000 people 9.42 deaths per 1,000 people 0.98 deaths per 1,000 people Denmark
2010s 9.35 deaths per 1,000 people 9.52 deaths per 1,000 people 0.1672 deaths per 1,000 people Uruguay
2020s 9.7 deaths per 1,000 people 10.39 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6883 deaths per 1,000 people Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, Denmark or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 9.78 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.63 deaths per 1,000 people in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rate between Denmark and Uruguay?
0.15 deaths per 1,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Uruguay?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Uruguay rank globally for death rate?
Denmark ranks 55th and Uruguay ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.