Bladder cancer death rate in Uruguay
Uruguay: Bladder cancer death rate was 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Bladder cancer death rate in Uruguay, 1980–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, bladder cancer death rate in Uruguay stood at 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bladder cancer death rate in Uruguay peaked at 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 1981 and was at its lowest, 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2015.
Uruguay ranks 18th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 15 Czechia 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 16 Lithuania 3.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 17 Estonia 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Armenia 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Montenegro 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Spain 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 25,057 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,140 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,734 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 23,801 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 24,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 23,708 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bladder cancer death rate in Uruguay?
- Bladder cancer death rate in Uruguay was 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bladder cancer death rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 1981.
- What is the lowest bladder cancer death rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for bladder cancer death rate?
- Uruguay ranks 18th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is bladder cancer death rate rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bladder cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from bladder cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.