Difference in male and female life expectancy in Uruguay
Uruguay: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 7.69 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.69
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
21st
of 229 countries
All-time high
8.07
in 1999
All-time low
5.7
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Uruguay, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in male and female life expectancy in Uruguay stood at 7.69.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Uruguay peaked at 8.07 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.7, in 1950.
Uruguay ranks 21st of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.78 | 5.7 | 5.83 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.05 | 5.91 | 6.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.52 | 6.21 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.11 | 6.95 | 7.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.78 | 7.37 | 8.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.84 | 7.66 | 8.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.64 | 7.33 | 7.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7 | 7.45 | 7.95 | 4 |
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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 difference in male and female life expectancy in Uruguay?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Uruguay was 7.69 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 8.07 in 1999.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 in 1950.
- How does Uruguay rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Uruguay ranks 21st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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