Number of deaths in Uruguay
Uruguay: Number of deaths was 33,141 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
33,141
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
128th
of 229 countries
All-time high
39,836
in 2021
All-time low
23,977
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950β2023
Number of deaths in Uruguay, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths in Uruguay is 33,141, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in Uruguay peaked at 39,836 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23,977, in 1951.
That places Uruguay 128th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24,187 | 23,977 | 24,543 | 10 |
| 1960s | 25,802 | 24,704 | 27,022 | 10 |
| 1970s | 28,212 | 27,243 | 29,383 | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,558 | 28,429 | 30,413 | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,996 | 29,962 | 31,637 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,961 | 30,484 | 31,490 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,989 | 31,046 | 33,137 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,261 | 31,336 | 39,836 | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in Uruguay?
- Number of deaths in Uruguay was 33,141 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 39,836 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,977 in 1951.
- How does Uruguay rank for number of deaths?
- Uruguay ranks 128th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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