Argentina vs Uruguay: Mortality rates at age 65
Argentina
2.05 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uruguay
2.08 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Argentina rank
142nd
Uruguay rank
139th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Argentina
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2.08 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.05 deaths per 1,000 people in Argentina, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Argentina ranks 142nd and Uruguay ranks 139th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0443 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 3.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1742 deaths per 1,000 people | Argentina |
| 1970s | 3.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4527 deaths per 1,000 people | Argentina |
| 1980s | 3.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.075 deaths per 1,000 people | Argentina |
| 1990s | 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 3 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1247 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 2.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0699 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.108 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0713 deaths per 1,000 people | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Argentina or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2.08 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.05 deaths per 1,000 people in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Argentina and Uruguay?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Uruguay rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Argentina ranks 142nd and Uruguay ranks 139th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.