Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 9.79 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Uruguay, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 15-24 in Uruguay is 9.79, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in Uruguay peaked at 9.79 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.21, in 2004.
That places Uruguay 82nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.19 | — |
| 1991 | 8.29 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 8.45 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 8.66 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 8.89 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 9.08 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 9.2 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 9.19 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 9.03 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 8.74 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 8.36 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 7.96 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 7.61 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 7.34 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 7.21 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 7.22 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.37 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 7.64 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 7.99 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 8.38 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 8.73 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 8.97 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 9.04 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.89 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.78 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.73 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 8.77 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.88 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.02 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.2 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 9.39 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 9.59 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 9.75 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 9.79 | +0.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 9.79 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.78, 2.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 9.79 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.94, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.77 | 8.19 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.71 | 7.21 | 8.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.88 | 8.73 | 9.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.54 | 9.2 | 9.79 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0254 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in Uruguay?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in Uruguay was 9.79 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 9.79 in 2024.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.21 in 2004.
- How does Uruguay rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- Uruguay ranks 82nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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