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