Nicaragua vs Uruguay: Number of deaths
Nicaragua
31,293 deaths
in 2023
Uruguay
33,141 deaths
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
129th
Uruguay rank
128th
Number of deaths over time
- Nicaragua
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 33,141 deaths against 31,293 deaths in Nicaragua, a difference of 1,848 deaths.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 129th and Uruguay ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,733 deaths | 24,187 deaths | 8,546 deaths | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 32,494 deaths | 25,802 deaths | 6,692 deaths | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 36,287 deaths | 28,212 deaths | 8,076 deaths | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 36,616 deaths | 29,558 deaths | 7,058 deaths | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 30,820 deaths | 30,996 deaths | 175.6 deaths | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 28,929 deaths | 30,961 deaths | 2,032 deaths | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 30,370 deaths | 31,989 deaths | 1,619 deaths | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 37,647 deaths | 35,261 deaths | 2,386 deaths | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Nicaragua or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 33,141 deaths against 31,293 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Nicaragua and Uruguay?
- 1,848 deaths, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Uruguay rank globally for number of deaths?
- Nicaragua ranks 129th and Uruguay ranks 128th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year.