Ecuador vs Uruguay: Tuberculosis death rate

Ecuador
5.7 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2024
Uruguay
6.6 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2024
Ecuador rank
86th
Uruguay rank
83rd

Tuberculosis death rate over time

  • Ecuador
  • Uruguay
051015200020122024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 86th and Uruguay ranks 83rd of 215 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 10.38 deaths per 100,000 people 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people Ecuador
2010s 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people Ecuador
2020s 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis death rate, Ecuador or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in tuberculosis death rate between Ecuador and Uruguay?
0.9 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for tuberculosis death rate?
Ecuador ranks 86th and Uruguay ranks 83rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tuberculosis death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 5,317 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated annual number of deaths from all forms of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.