What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Uruguay?

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Uruguay was 78.14 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 78.38 years in 2020.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 65.57 years in 1950.

How does Uruguay rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?

Uruguay ranks 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Uruguay data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Uruguay

Name: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Uruguay
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uruguay: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 78.14 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

78.14 years

Change on year

up 2.2%

World rank

73rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

78.38 years

in 2020

All-time low

65.57 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Uruguay, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Uruguay is 78.14 years, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Uruguay peaked at 78.38 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.57 years, in 1950.

Uruguay ranks 73rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	66.58 years	65.57 years	67.53 years	10
1960s	68.15 years	67.68 years	68.58 years	10
1970s	69.59 years	68.73 years	70.27 years	10
1980s	71.76 years	70.5 years	72.63 years	10
1990s	73.52 years	72.99 years	74.29 years	10
2000s	75.59 years	74.69 years	76.67 years	10
2010s	77.14 years	76.61 years	77.62 years	10
2020s	77.11 years	75.43 years	78.38 years	4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

70 Wallis and Futuna 78.63 years compare
71 Croatia 78.58 years compare
72 Slovakia 78.34 years compare
74 Cuba 78.08 years compare
75 Turks and Caicos Islands 78.01 years compare
76 China 77.95 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Uruguay

Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 23,572 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 22,603 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, total 551,091 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 13.2% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 216,510 (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)
Population ages 65 and above, female 19.2% (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 23,630 (2025)

All data for Uruguay →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Uruguay?: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Uruguay was 78.14 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 78.38 years in 2020.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 65.57 years in 1950.
How does Uruguay rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Uruguay ranks 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.