Social Development in Uruguay 156 indicators covering social development for Uruguay. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Age of full democracy 40 years 2025 up 33.3% 43rd Freedom of Association Score 10 2025 unchanged 1st Freedom of Expression Score 9 2025 down 10.0% 4th Civil Rights Score 10 2025 unchanged 1st Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 16.7% 2030 down 21.6% 85th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 443,000 2030 down 18.9% 116th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 11.4% 2020 down 4.2% 166th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 32.6% 2020 up 0.7% 146th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 37.3% 2020 down 2.4% 111th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 67.4% 2020 down 0.4% 41st Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 21.2% 2020 up 3.6% 23rd Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 27.6% 2020 down 1.9% 54th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 18.09 2020 down 10.4% 123rd Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 8.33 2020 down 10.4% 123rd Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 12.19 2020 down 11.0% 81st Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 15.7% 2030 down 22.3% 83rd Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 16.7% 2030 down 21.6% 74th Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 5 2024 unchanged 1st Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 210 2024 up 28.0% 65th Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 0 2024 — 104th Age of democracy 34 years 2018 up 41.7% 35th Homicides, by sex of the victim 56 homicides 2023 up 3.7% 53rd Homicide rate by sex of the victim 19.78 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 up 55.6% 27th Press Freedom Index 16.38 2021 up 2.9% 160th Age of liberal democracy 41 years 2025 up 32.3% 23rd Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 12.7% 2024 down 81.7% 141st Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 3.18 2015 up 135.6% 52nd Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 2.5 2024 down 50.0% 76th Other people in need of international protection by country or 20,833 2025 up 79.5% 11th Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) 1.5 2014 unchanged 57th Homicide rate from firearms 7.08 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 up 49.0% 16th Homicides by firearm 240 homicides 2023 up 50.9% 23rd Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner 0.1217 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 60.6% 21st Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 61.74 2016 up 78.7% 51st Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 92.21 2013 up 429.0% 43rd ← Previous Page 3 of 3