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