Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Uruguay
Uruguay: Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate was 15 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Uruguay, 1985–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Uruguay is 15, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Uruguay peaked at 49 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 134th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 41 | — |
| 1986 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 39 | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 36 | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 31 | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 49 | +145.0% |
| 2022 | 20 | -59.2% |
| 2023 | 15 | -25.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 15 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8, 1.9× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 15 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.5, 28% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +145.0% | 20 | 49 |
| 2022 | -59.2% | 49 | 20 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.6 | 36 | 41 | 5 |
| 1990s | 29.5 | 24 | 35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21 | 18 | 24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2 | 16 | 17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26 | 15 | 49 | 4 |
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 maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Uruguay?
- Maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Uruguay was 15 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 49 in 2021.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate?
- Uruguay ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.