Adolescent mortality rate in Uruguay
Uruguay: Adolescent mortality rate was 0.8587 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Uruguay, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescent mortality rate in Uruguay is 0.8587, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Uruguay peaked at 1.7 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8587, in 2024.
That places Uruguay 145th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.58 | 1.45 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 | 1.18 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 0.944 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8925 | 0.8587 | 0.9256 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 142 United States of America 0.8666 compare
- 143 Anguilla 0.8657 compare
- 144 China (People’s Republic of) 0.8651 compare
- 146 Maldives 0.8446 compare
- 147 Saint Lucia 0.8419 compare
- 148 Bulgaria 0.8297 compare
More health data for Uruguay
- 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 0.8587 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8587 in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Uruguay ranks 145th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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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