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Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Uruguay

Uruguay: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy was 78.14 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
78.14 years
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
73rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
78.38 years
in 2020
All-time low
65.57 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Uruguay, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 78.14 years for share in poverty vs. life expectancy in 2023.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Uruguay peaked at 78.38 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.57 years, in 1950.

That places Uruguay 73rd out of 236 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.

Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Uruguay, year by year

Year years Change
1950 65.57 years —
1951 65.84 years +0.4%
1952 66.06 years +0.3%
1953 66.26 years +0.3%
1954 66.47 years +0.3%
1955 66.69 years +0.3%
1956 66.91 years +0.3%
1957 67.12 years +0.3%
1958 67.33 years +0.3%
1959 67.53 years +0.3%
1960 67.68 years +0.2%
1961 67.81 years +0.2%
1962 67.91 years +0.1%
1963 68.02 years +0.2%
1964 68.11 years +0.1%
1965 68.2 years +0.1%
1966 68.3 years +0.1%
1967 68.41 years +0.2%
1968 68.51 years +0.2%
1969 68.58 years +0.1%
1970 68.73 years +0.2%
1971 68.93 years +0.3%
1972 69.17 years +0.4%
1973 69.35 years +0.3%
1974 69.52 years +0.3%
1975 69.7 years +0.3%
1976 69.89 years +0.3%
1977 70.08 years +0.3%
1978 70.27 years +0.3%
1979 70.25 years -0.0%
1980 70.5 years +0.4%
1981 70.95 years +0.6%
1982 71.53 years +0.8%
1983 71.59 years +0.1%
1984 71.71 years +0.2%
1985 71.86 years +0.2%
1986 72.19 years +0.5%
1987 72.2 years +0.0%
1988 72.41 years +0.3%
1989 72.63 years +0.3%
1990 72.99 years +0.5%
1991 73.2 years +0.3%
1992 73.19 years -0.0%
1993 73.15 years -0.1%
1994 73.16 years +0.0%
1995 73.49 years +0.5%
1996 73.81 years +0.4%
1997 73.92 years +0.1%
1998 74.03 years +0.1%
1999 74.29 years +0.4%
2000 74.69 years +0.5%
2001 74.99 years +0.4%
2002 74.98 years -0.0%
2003 75.09 years +0.1%
2004 75.32 years +0.3%
2005 75.83 years +0.7%
2006 75.89 years +0.1%
2007 76.15 years +0.3%
2008 76.28 years +0.2%
2009 76.67 years +0.5%
2010 76.69 years +0.0%
2011 76.61 years -0.1%
2012 76.69 years +0.1%
2013 76.95 years +0.3%
2014 77.19 years +0.3%
2015 77.28 years +0.1%
2016 77.35 years +0.1%
2017 77.62 years +0.3%
2018 77.53 years -0.1%
2019 77.5 years -0.0%
2020 78.38 years +1.1%
2021 75.43 years -3.8%
2022 76.47 years +1.4%
2023 78.14 years +2.2%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 78.14 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 96% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 78.14 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 66.58 years 65.57 years 67.53 years 10
1960s 68.15 years 67.68 years 68.58 years 10
1970s 69.59 years 68.73 years 70.27 years 10
1980s 71.76 years 70.5 years 72.63 years 10
1990s 73.52 years 72.99 years 74.29 years 10
2000s 75.59 years 74.69 years 76.67 years 10
2010s 77.14 years 76.61 years 77.62 years 10
2020s 77.11 years 75.43 years 78.38 years 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 70 Wallis and Futuna 78.63 years compare
  2. 71 Croatia 78.58 years compare
  3. 72 Slovakia 78.34 years compare
  4. 74 Cuba 78.08 years compare
  5. 75 Turks and Caicos Islands 78.01 years compare
  6. 76 China 77.95 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Uruguay?
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Uruguay was 78.14 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 78.38 years in 2020.
What is the lowest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 65.57 years in 1950.
How does Uruguay rank for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?
Uruguay ranks 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is share in poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.