Health · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Uruguay: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 78.3 yrs (2024), 65th of 217 in the world and 8th of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean. Life expectancy, women is 82.0 yrs (2024), 57th of 217 in the world and 8th of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean. Life expectancy, men is 74.4 yrs (2024), 85th of 217 in the world and 16th of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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17 indicators
Health: Uruguay in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 78.3 yrs2024 | 65/217 | 8/42 | 74.7 yrs | 76.7 yrs | 78.4 yrs | +1.4%since 2014 | 75.8 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 82.0 yrs2024 | 57/217 | 8/42 | 78.9 yrs | 80.6 yrs | 82.0 yrs | +1.3%since 2014 | 78.7 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 74.4 yrs2024 | 85/217 | 16/42 | 70.6 yrs | 72.7 yrs | 74.5 yrs | +1.5%since 2014 | 72.9 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 6.22024 | 140/196 | 33/35 | 14.7 | 9.2 | 6.1 | −22%since 2014 | 13.3 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 7.42024 | 140/196 | 33/35 | 17.0 | 10.8 | 7.3 | −20%since 2014 | 15.4 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 4.02024 | 142/196 | 34/35 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | −20%since 2014 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 152023 | 138/194 | 32/34 | 23 | 17 | 20 | −6.2%since 2013 | 77 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 97%2024 | 45/193 | 5/33 | 89% | 95% | 95% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | 86% | 94% | 84% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 472024 | 98/208 | 12/40 | 33 | 28 | 35 | +42%since 2014 | 51 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 9.0%2023 | 44/193 | 6/33 | 9.2% | 7.9% | 9.1% | +0.9 ppsince 2013 | 7.9% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 17.1%2023 | 136/193 | 31/33 | 25.2% | 20.5% | 16.7% | −0.6 ppsince 2013 | 29.7% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 4.672022 | 13/180 | 3/29 | 3.751999 | 4.002008 | 4.552021 | +17%since 2008 | 2.57 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 2.42023 | 86/182 | 13/33 | · | 2.6 | 2.5 | −3.9%since 2013 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 99.6%2024 | 62/206 | 7/35 | 97.1% | 98.4% | 99.6% | +0.7 ppsince 2014 | 97.6% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 99.2%2024 | 48/203 | 6/34 | 93.5% | 95.2% | 98.1% | +2.8 ppsince 2014 | 90.3% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 19.3%2024 | 83/166 | 3/22 | 34.5% | 27.1% | 21.3% | −7.8 ppsince 2010 | 13.6% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 14.82019 | 99/186 | 20/32 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 14.82019 | −10%since 2009 | 17.3 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.4%78.3 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.3%82.0 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.5%74.4 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−22%6.2 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Tuberculosis+42%47 in 2024
- Hospital beds−3.9%2.4 in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Uruguay and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Uruguay. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Uruguay | Brazil | Argentina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.3 yrs2024 | 76.0 yrs2024 | 77.5 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 82.0 yrs2024 | 79.1 yrs2024 | 80.0 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 74.4 yrs2024 | 73.0 yrs2024 | 75.0 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 6.22024 | 12.32024 | 8.02024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 7.42024 | 14.22024 | 9.52024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 4.02024 | 7.12024 | 5.12024 |
| Maternal mortality | 152023 | 672023 | 332023 |
| Measles vaccination | 97%2024 | 93%2024 | 82%2024 |
| Tuberculosis | 472024 | 492024 | 442024 |