Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Uruguay
Uruguay: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 64.99 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
64.99
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
55th
of 184 countries
All-time high
67.33
in 2020
All-time low
64.99
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Uruguay, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 64.99 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) 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 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.34 | — |
| 2001 | 65.37 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 65.49 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 65.23 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 65.57 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 65.87 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 66.38 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 65.66 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 66.4 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 66.61 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 66.49 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 66.56 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 66.41 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.62 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 66.96 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 66.92 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.74 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.08 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 66.83 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 66.81 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 67.33 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 64.99 | -3.5% |
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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- 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 healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Uruguay?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Uruguay was 64.99 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 67.33 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.99 in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Uruguay ranks 55th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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