Life Expectancy at Birth in Uruguay
Uruguay: Life Expectancy at Birth was 78.29 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Uruguay, 1960β2024
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.
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
- 62 Poland 78.41 compare
- 63 Slovak Republic 78.37 compare
- 64 Armenia, Republic of 78.32 compare
- 66 Cuba 78.26 compare
- 67 Turks and Caicos Islands 78.18 compare
- 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.04 compare
More gender data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 17,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 16,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 17,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 16,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 17,671 (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.