Tuberculosis death rate in Uruguay
Uruguay: Tuberculosis death rate was 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis death rate in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people for tuberculosis death rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Uruguay peaked at 6.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2006.
Uruguay ranks 83rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 81 Panama 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 82 Tuvalu 6.7 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 83 Benin 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Northern Mariana Islands 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Brunei 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Cape Verde 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Ecuador 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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 tuberculosis death rate in Uruguay?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Uruguay was 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024, according to WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- How does Uruguay rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Uruguay ranks 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated annual number of deaths from all forms of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.