Total disease burden in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total disease burden was 1.25 million DALYs in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total disease burden in Uruguay, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.25 million DALYs for total disease burden in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.9% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total disease burden in Uruguay peaked at 1.25 million DALYs in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.03 million DALYs, in 2006.
That places Uruguay 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 million DALYs | 1.03 million DALYs | 1.09 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million DALYs | 1.06 million DALYs | 1.10 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 million DALYs | 1.07 million DALYs | 1.25 million DALYs | 2 |
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More health data for Uruguay
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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 total disease burden in Uruguay?
- Total disease burden in Uruguay was 1.25 million DALYs in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total disease burden recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million DALYs in 2021.
- What is the lowest total disease burden recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 million DALYs in 2006.
- How does Uruguay rank for total disease burden?
- Uruguay ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total disease burden rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total disease burden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.