Which has higher number of deaths, Puerto Rico or Uruguay?

Puerto Rico, at 34,665 deaths against 33,141 deaths in Uruguay as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Puerto Rico and Uruguay?

1,524 deaths, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Uruguay?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Puerto Rico vs Uruguay: Number of deaths

Puerto Rico

34,665 deaths

in 2023

Uruguay

33,141 deaths

in 2023

Puerto Rico rank

126th

Uruguay rank

128th

Number of deaths over time

Puerto Rico
Uruguay

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 34,665 deaths against 33,141 deaths in Uruguay, a difference of 1,524 deaths.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 126th and Uruguay ranks 128th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18,268 deaths	24,187 deaths	5,919 deaths	Uruguay
1960s	17,372 deaths	25,802 deaths	8,430 deaths	Uruguay
1970s	20,992 deaths	28,212 deaths	7,220 deaths	Uruguay
1980s	24,777 deaths	29,558 deaths	4,781 deaths	Uruguay
1990s	29,693 deaths	30,996 deaths	1,302 deaths	Uruguay
2000s	33,995 deaths	30,961 deaths	3,033 deaths	Puerto Rico
2010s	35,108 deaths	31,989 deaths	3,119 deaths	Puerto Rico
2020s	34,971 deaths	35,261 deaths	290.25 deaths	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Puerto Rico or Uruguay?: Puerto Rico, at 34,665 deaths against 33,141 deaths in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Puerto Rico and Uruguay?: 1,524 deaths, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Uruguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Uruguay rank globally for number of deaths?: Puerto Rico ranks 126th 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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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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