Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Uruguay
Uruguay: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 34.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
34.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
210th
of 236 countries
All-time high
39.1%
in 1950
All-time low
33.1%
in 1999
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Uruguay, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Uruguay stood at 34.7%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Uruguay peaked at 39.1% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 1999.
Uruguay ranks 210th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 39.1% | — |
| 1951 | 39.0% | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 38.9% | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 38.8% | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 38.8% | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 38.7% | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 38.6% | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 38.5% | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 38.5% | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 38.4% | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 38.2% | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 38.1% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 38.0% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 38.0% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 37.9% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 37.8% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 37.8% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 37.7% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 37.7% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 37.6% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 37.5% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 37.3% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 37.1% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 36.9% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 36.8% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 36.7% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 36.6% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 36.4% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 36.1% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 36.0% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 35.7% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 35.5% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 35.1% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 34.9% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 35.0% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 34.9% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 35.0% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 34.7% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 34.5% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 34.2% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 34.3% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 34.2% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 34.0% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 33.6% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 33.4% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 33.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 33.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 33.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 33.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 33.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | +0.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 34.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 91% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 34.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.2%, 91% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.7% | 38.4% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.9% | 37.6% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.7% | 36.0% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.9% | 34.2% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 33.1% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 33.2% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 33.6% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 34.4% | 35.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 207 Saint Kitts and Nevis 34.9% compare
- 208 Bosnia and Herzegovina 34.9% compare
- 209 Croatia 34.8% compare
- 211 Montenegro 34.6% compare
- 212 Romania 34.5% compare
- 213 Bulgaria 34.4% compare
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 probability that a man will outlive a woman in Uruguay?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Uruguay was 34.7% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 1999.
- How does Uruguay rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Uruguay ranks 210th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.