Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus was 53.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Uruguay, 2018–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Uruguay stood at 53.0%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
That places Uruguay 52nd out of 74 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 33.0% | — |
| 2019 | 49.0% | +48.5% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 53.0% | +23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.0% | 33.0% | 49.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 43.0% | 53.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 49 Latvia 54.0% compare
- 49 Marshall Islands 54.0% compare
- 49 New Zealand 54.0% compare
- 52 Croatia 53.0% compare
- 52 Fiji 53.0% compare
- 52 San Marino 53.0% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0872 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0918 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Uruguay?
- Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Uruguay was 53.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus?
- Uruguay ranks 52nd out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of fifteen-year-old girls who, between the ages of 9 and 14, received their last dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine.