Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Uruguay
Uruguay: Maternal mortality ratio who gho was 15.31 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Uruguay, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio who gho in Uruguay is 15.31, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio who gho in Uruguay peaked at 49.47 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.31, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 134th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.49 | 36.04 | 41.19 | 5 |
| 1990s | 29.45 | 24.5 | 35.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21 | 17.64 | 24.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.33 | 15.94 | 17.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.02 | 15.31 | 49.47 | 4 |
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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 maternal mortality ratio who gho in Uruguay?
- Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Uruguay was 15.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 49.47 in 2021.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.31 in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for maternal mortality ratio who gho?
- Uruguay ranks 134th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio who gho rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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