Life Expectancy at Birth in Uruguay
Uruguay: Life Expectancy at Birth was 78.29 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.29
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
65th
of 216 countries
All-time high
78.38
in 2020
All-time low
67.68
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Uruguay, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Uruguay is 78.29, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Uruguay peaked at 78.38 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67.68, in 1960.
Uruguay ranks 65th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.68 | — |
| 1961 | 67.81 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 67.91 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 68.02 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 68.11 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 68.2 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 68.3 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 68.41 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 68.51 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 68.58 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 68.73 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 68.93 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 69.17 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 69.35 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 69.52 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 69.7 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 69.89 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 70.08 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 70.27 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 70.25 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 70.5 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 70.95 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 71.53 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 71.59 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 71.71 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 71.86 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 72.19 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 72.2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 72.41 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 72.63 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 72.99 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 73.2 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 73.19 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 73.15 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 73.16 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 73.49 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 73.81 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 73.92 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 74.03 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 74.29 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 74.69 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 74.99 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 74.98 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 75.09 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.32 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 75.83 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 75.89 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 76.15 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 76.28 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 76.67 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 76.69 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 76.61 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.69 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 76.95 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.19 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.28 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.35 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.62 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 77.53 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.5 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 78.38 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 75.43 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 76.47 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 78.14 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 78.29 | +0.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 78.29 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 96% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 78.29 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.15 | 67.68 | 68.58 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.59 | 68.73 | 70.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.76 | 70.5 | 72.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.52 | 72.99 | 74.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.59 | 74.69 | 76.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.14 | 76.61 | 77.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.34 | 75.43 | 78.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,839 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,839 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4412 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Uruguay?
- Life expectancy at birth in Uruguay was 78.29 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 78.38 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.68 in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Uruguay ranks 65th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.