Mexico vs Uruguay: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate

Mexico
15.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
14.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Mexico rank
40th
Uruguay rank
43rd

Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate over time

  • Mexico
  • Uruguay
0100200300195519882022

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 15.59 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 111 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 7 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 306.85 deaths per 100,000 people 64.99 deaths per 100,000 people 241.86 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
1960s 154.65 deaths per 100,000 people 44.03 deaths per 100,000 people 110.62 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
1970s 136.73 deaths per 100,000 people 36.01 deaths per 100,000 people 100.72 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
1980s 71.31 deaths per 100,000 people 20.43 deaths per 100,000 people 50.88 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
1990s 32.42 deaths per 100,000 people 14.99 deaths per 100,000 people 17.44 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
2000s 21.1 deaths per 100,000 people 16.11 deaths per 100,000 people 5 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
2010s 15.89 deaths per 100,000 people 15.32 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5767 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
2020s 15.07 deaths per 100,000 people 15.35 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2837 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, Mexico or Uruguay?
Mexico, at 15.59 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in infectious and parasitic diseases death rate between Mexico and Uruguay?
1.22 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?
62 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
How do Mexico and Uruguay rank globally for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
Mexico ranks 40th 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

Indicator
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
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, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.