Healthy life expectancy at birth in Uruguay
Uruguay: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 64.99 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
64.99
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
55th
of 185 countries
All-time high
67.33
in 2020
All-time low
64.99
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Uruguay, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy at birth in Uruguay is 64.99, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Uruguay peaked at 67.33 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64.99, in 2021.
That places Uruguay 55th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.79 | 65.23 | 66.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.74 | 66.41 | 67.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.16 | 64.99 | 67.33 | 2 |
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More health data for Uruguay
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,631 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- 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 healthy life expectancy at birth in Uruguay?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Uruguay was 64.99 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 67.33 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.99 in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Uruguay ranks 55th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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