What is the difference in death rate from diabetes between Turkmenistan and Uruguay?

0.58 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Uruguay?

18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from diabetes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Turkmenistan vs Uruguay: Death rate from diabetes

Turkmenistan

18.08 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2015

Uruguay

18.66 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Turkmenistan rank

65th

Uruguay rank

63rd

Death rate from diabetes over time

Turkmenistan
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 18.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Turkmenistan ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 63rd of 111 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Turkmenistan	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16.06 deaths per 100,000 people	17.55 deaths per 100,000 people	1.48 deaths per 100,000 people	Uruguay
2000s	15.89 deaths per 100,000 people	17.97 deaths per 100,000 people	2.08 deaths per 100,000 people	Uruguay
2010s	16.65 deaths per 100,000 people	19.08 deaths per 100,000 people	2.43 deaths per 100,000 people	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from diabetes, Turkmenistan or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 18.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkmenistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in death rate from diabetes between Turkmenistan and Uruguay?: 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Uruguay?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2015.
How do Turkmenistan and Uruguay rank globally for death rate from diabetes?: Turkmenistan ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 63rd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from diabetes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from diabetes
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,492 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from diabetes mellitus, blood and endocrine disorders in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.