Adolescent mortality rate in Uruguay
Uruguay: Adolescent mortality rate was 0.8609 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Uruguay, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.8609 for adolescent mortality rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Uruguay peaked at 1.66 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8609, in 2021.
That places Uruguay 141st out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.66 | — |
| 1991 | 1.64 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.62 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.6 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.58 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.55 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.53 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.5 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.47 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.44 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.41 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.38 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.36 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.33 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.28 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.25 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.23 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.2 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.18 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.15 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.13 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.02 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9921 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9648 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9374 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9111 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8853 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8609 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.56 | 1.44 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 | 1.18 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 | 0.9111 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8731 | 0.8609 | 0.8853 | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,631 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1628 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.0774 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5149 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Uruguay?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Uruguay was 0.8609 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8609 in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Uruguay ranks 141st out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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