Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Uruguay
Uruguay: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.2 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 26.3%
World rank
32nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.9197 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2006
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Uruguay, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Uruguay stood at 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.3% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Uruguay peaked at 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9197 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2006.
Uruguay ranks 32nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9247 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.9441 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9406 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9838 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9708 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9584 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9197 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9307 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9258 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9712 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9633 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9886 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9666 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9467 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9685 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9959 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9518 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9513 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9197 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9789 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9467 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9518 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 29 Albania 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Somalia 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 South Africa 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Italy 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Japan 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Portugal 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Uruguay?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Uruguay was 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9197 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- How does Uruguay rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Uruguay ranks 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.