Estonia vs Uruguay: Life expectancy
Estonia
78.34 years
in 2020
Uruguay
78.43 years
in 2020
Estonia rank
38th
Uruguay rank
37th
Life expectancy over time
- Estonia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 78.43 years against 78.34 years in Estonia, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.
Estonia ranks 38th and Uruguay ranks 37th of 162 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.62 years | 70.93 years | 1.31 years | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 69.28 years | 73.53 years | 4.25 years | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 72.26 years | 75.61 years | 3.35 years | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 76.7 years | 77.17 years | 0.4679 years | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 78.34 years | 78.43 years | 0.0867 years | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Estonia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 78.43 years against 78.34 years in Estonia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Estonia and Uruguay?
- 0.09 years, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Uruguay?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Estonia and Uruguay rank globally for life expectancy?
- Estonia ranks 38th and Uruguay ranks 37th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.