Liver cancer death rate in Uruguay
Uruguay: Liver cancer death rate was 2.43 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Liver cancer death rate in Uruguay, 1980–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 2.43 for liver cancer death rate in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liver cancer death rate in Uruguay peaked at 3.1 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2423, in 1988.
Uruguay ranks 101st of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liver cancer death rate in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.5296 | — |
| 1981 | 0.4735 | -10.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4878 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9004 | +84.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9325 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7672 | -17.7% |
| 1986 | 1.06 | +38.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5122 | -51.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2423 | -52.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4246 | +75.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6542 | +54.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3668 | -43.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5479 | +49.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6588 | +20.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6557 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 2.03 | +209.0% |
| 1998 | 1.61 | -20.8% |
| 1999 | 1.34 | -16.8% |
| 2000 | 1.67 | +24.9% |
| 2001 | 1.95 | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 1.47 | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 1.8 | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 1.71 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 2.14 | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 1.91 | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 1.82 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.98 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 2.28 | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 2.42 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 2.15 | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 1.98 | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 2.61 | +31.6% |
| 2015 | 2.49 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.38 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.45 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.51 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.82 | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 2.95 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 3.1 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 2.43 | -21.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 2.43 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.22, 58% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 2.43 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.96, 61% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liver cancer death rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +209.0% | 0.6557 | 2.03 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.633 | 0.2423 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9814 | 0.3668 | 2.03 | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.87 | 1.47 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 | 1.98 | 2.82 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.82 | 2.43 | 3.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 98 Martinique 2.63 compare
- 99 Israel 2.61 compare
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 2.56 compare
- 102 Tajikistan 2.39 compare
- 103 Syria 2.37 compare
- 104 French Guiana 2.31 compare
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- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0254 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liver cancer death rate in Uruguay?
- Liver cancer death rate in Uruguay was 2.43 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liver cancer death rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1 in 2021.
- What is the lowest liver cancer death rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2423 in 1988.
- How does Uruguay rank for liver cancer death rate?
- Uruguay ranks 101st out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is liver cancer death rate rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Liver cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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