Colombia vs Uruguay: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
Colombia
13.82 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Uruguay
14.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Colombia rank
46th
Uruguay rank
43rd
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate over time
- Colombia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 14.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 13.82 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 211.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 64.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 146.49 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 163.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 44.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 119.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 91.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 54.69 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 33.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 21.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.96 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 20.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 14.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8625 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 13.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infectious and parasitic diseases death rate, Colombia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 14.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 13.82 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in infectious and parasitic diseases death rate between Colombia and Uruguay?
- 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Uruguay?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2021.
- How do Colombia and Uruguay rank globally for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
- Colombia ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.