Lifetime risk of maternal death in Uruguay
Uruguay: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 5,165 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Uruguay, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Uruguay is 5,165 1 in: rate varies by country, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.3% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Uruguay peaked at 5,165 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,053 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
That places Uruguay 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,053 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 1,061 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1,057 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 1,092 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1,180 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 1,217 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1,313 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 1,344 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1,435 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 1,460 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1,540 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 1,625 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 1,688 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 1,852 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 1,932 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 2,071 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 2,059 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 2,127 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 2,255 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 2,411 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 2,541 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 2,672 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 2,818 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 2,902 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 3,089 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 3,183 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 3,343 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 3,336 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,358 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 3,358 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,408 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3,509 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 3,727 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 4,152 1 in: rate varies by country | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 4,467 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 3,810 1 in: rate varies by country | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 1,562 1 in: rate varies by country | -59.0% |
| 2022 | 3,964 1 in: rate varies by country | +153.8% |
| 2023 | 5,165 1 in: rate varies by country | +30.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 5,165 1 in: rate varies by country is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,964 1 in: rate varies by country, 47% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 5,165 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,080 1 in: rate varies by country, 4.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +153.8% | 1,562 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,964 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2021 | -59.0% | 3,810 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,562 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2023 | +30.3% | 3,964 1 in: rate varies by country | 5,165 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,089 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,053 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,180 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,541 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,217 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,932 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,494 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,059 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,089 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,584 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,183 1 in: rate varies by country | 4,467 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,625 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,562 1 in: rate varies by country | 5,165 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 54 Saudi Arabia 5,797 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 55 Portugal 5,724 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 56 Cyprus 5,525 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 58 Latvia 4,958 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 59 Türkiye 4,620 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 60 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4,179 1 in: rate varies by country compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Uruguay?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Uruguay was 5,165 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 5,165 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,053 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Uruguay rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Uruguay ranks 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.