Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Uruguay
Uruguay: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 6.43 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.43 years
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
17th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.04 years
in 1996
All-time low
4.91 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Uruguay, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Uruguay stood at 6.43 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Uruguay peaked at 7.04 years in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.91 years, in 1950.
That places Uruguay 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.91 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 4.96 years | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 4.96 years | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 4.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 5 years | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 5.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 5.02 years | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 5.03 years | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 5.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 5.13 years | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 5.2 years | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 5.27 years | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 5.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 5.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 5.32 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 5.33 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 5.33 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5.35 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 5.34 years | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 5.43 years | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 5.52 years | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 5.66 years | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 5.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 5.74 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 5.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 5.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 5.88 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 5.97 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 6.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 6.15 years | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 6.25 years | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 6.4 years | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 6.38 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 6.34 years | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 6.43 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 6.38 years | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 6.48 years | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 6.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 6.64 years | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 6.61 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 6.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 6.75 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 6.89 years | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 6.93 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 6.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 7.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 6.97 years | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 6.96 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 6.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 6.97 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 7 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 6.93 years | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 6.94 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.87 years | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.92 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.97 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 6.9 years | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 6.85 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 6.74 years | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.75 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.54 years | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 6.51 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.44 years | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 6.39 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 6.33 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 6.25 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 6.22 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 6.61 years | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 6.42 years | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 6.22 years | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 6.36 years | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 6.61 years | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 6.43 years | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.99 years | 4.91 years | 5.05 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.29 years | 5.13 years | 5.35 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.75 years | 5.43 years | 6.01 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.39 years | 6.15 years | 6.64 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.88 years | 6.61 years | 7.04 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.91 years | 6.74 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.45 years | 6.22 years | 6.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.41 years | 6.22 years | 6.61 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Uruguay?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Uruguay was 6.43 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.04 years in 1996.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.91 years in 1950.
- How does Uruguay rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Uruguay ranks 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.