What is life expectancy at age 15 in Uruguay?

Life expectancy at age 15 in Uruguay was 88.7 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 88.7 years in 2100.

What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 70.62 years in 1950.

How does Uruguay rank for life expectancy at age 15?

Uruguay ranks 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2100.

Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Uruguay data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Uruguay

Name: Life expectancy at age 15 in Uruguay
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uruguay: Life expectancy at age 15 was 88.7 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

88.7 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

81st

of 236 countries

All-time high

88.7 years

in 2100

All-time low

70.62 years

in 1950

Years of data

151

1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Uruguay, 1950–2100

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Uruguay stood at 88.7 years. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Uruguay peaked at 88.7 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 70.62 years, in 1950.

Uruguay ranks 81st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	71.25 years	70.62 years	71.89 years	10
1960s	72.33 years	72.01 years	72.6 years	10
1970s	73.19 years	72.7 years	73.6 years	10
1980s	74.33 years	73.71 years	74.7 years	10
1990s	75.31 years	74.94 years	75.78 years	10
2000s	76.84 years	76.1 years	77.62 years	10
2010s	77.98 years	77.54 years	78.33 years	10
2020s	78.69 years	76.06 years	79.7 years	10
2030s	80.54 years	79.86 years	81.22 years	10
2040s	82.01 years	81.37 years	82.62 years	10
2050s	83.35 years	82.75 years	83.93 years	10
2060s	84.62 years	84.05 years	85.16 years	10
2070s	85.83 years	85.28 years	86.37 years	10
2080s	86.98 years	86.48 years	87.48 years	10
2090s	88.09 years	87.58 years	88.59 years	10
2100s	88.7 years	88.7 years	88.7 years	1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

78 Northern Mariana Islands 88.88 years compare
79 Jordan 88.86 years compare
80 Turkey 88.82 years compare
82 Thailand 88.69 years compare
83 Guam 88.67 years compare
84 Peru 88.66 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Uruguay

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Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 23,494 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 13.2% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 216,510 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 19.2% (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 22,492 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 22,834 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 334,582 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 24,094 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 22,603 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Uruguay?: Life expectancy at age 15 in Uruguay was 88.7 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 88.7 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 70.62 years in 1950.
How does Uruguay rank for life expectancy at age 15?: Uruguay ranks 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.