Turks and Caicos Islands vs Uruguay: Life expectancy at birth, total

Turks and Caicos Islands
78.18 years
in 2024
Uruguay
78.29 years
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
69th
Uruguay rank
65th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 78.29 years against 78.18 years in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 69th and Uruguay ranks 65th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Turks and Caicos Islands averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Turks and Caicos Islands Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 59.37 years 68.15 years 8.79 years Uruguay
1970s 64.87 years 69.59 years 4.72 years Uruguay
1980s 68.52 years 71.76 years 3.23 years Uruguay
1990s 71.8 years 73.52 years 1.72 years Uruguay
2000s 75.55 years 75.59 years 0.0426 years Uruguay
2010s 77.25 years 77.14 years 0.1058 years Turks and Caicos Islands
2020s 77.77 years 77.34 years 0.4264 years Turks and Caicos Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Turks and Caicos Islands or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 78.29 years against 78.18 years in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Turks and Caicos Islands and Uruguay?
0.11 years, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turks and Caicos Islands and Uruguay?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Turks and Caicos Islands and Uruguay rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 69th and Uruguay ranks 65th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.