Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Uruguay
Uruguay: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 2.08 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Uruguay, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 2.08 for mortality rates age 65 by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Uruguay peaked at 3.86 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.08, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 139th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.86 | — |
| 1951 | 3.83 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 3.8 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 3.76 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 3.72 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 3.68 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 3.64 | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 3.6 | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 3.56 | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 3.53 | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 3.5 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 3.48 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 3.46 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 3.44 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 3.43 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 3.42 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 3.41 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 3.39 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 3.37 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 3.37 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 3.35 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 3.32 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 3.3 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 3.29 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 3.28 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 3.27 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 3.26 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 3.26 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 3.2 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 3.23 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 3.2 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 3.25 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 3.24 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 3.27 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 3.22 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 3.2 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 3.16 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 3.22 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 3.15 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 3.08 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 3.01 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 3.06 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 3.15 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 3.13 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.09 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 3 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 2.93 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 2.9 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 2.88 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.84 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 2.75 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 2.66 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 2.61 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 2.57 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.51 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.5 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.52 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.5 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.47 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.41 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.43 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.41 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.38 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.33 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.28 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.34 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.34 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.29 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.29 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.18 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 2.13 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 2.78 | +30.7% |
| 2022 | 2.5 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 2.08 | -16.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 2.08 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.34, 1.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 2.08 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.13, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +30.7% | 2.13 | 2.78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.7 | 3.53 | 3.86 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.43 | 3.37 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.28 | 3.2 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2 | 3.08 | 3.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3 | 2.84 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.55 | 2.41 | 2.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 | 2.18 | 2.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.37 | 2.08 | 2.78 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Uruguay?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Uruguay was 2.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Uruguay ranks 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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