What is life expectancy in Uruguay?

Life expectancy in Uruguay was 78.14 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 78.38 years in 2020.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 49 years in 1900.

How does Uruguay rank for life expectancy?

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

Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Uruguay

Name: Life expectancy in Uruguay
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uruguay: Life expectancy 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

49 years

in 1900

Years of data

1900–2023

Life expectancy in Uruguay, 1900–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 78.14 years for life expectancy in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Uruguay peaked at 78.38 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49 years, in 1900.

That places Uruguay 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 79 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	49 years	49 years	49 years	1
1910s	52 years	52 years	52 years	1
1920s	52 years	52 years	52 years	1
1930s	50 years	50 years	50 years	1
1940s	58 years	58 years	58 years	1
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	70.26 years	10
1980s	71.76 years	70.51 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 78.09 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 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)

All data for Uruguay →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Uruguay?: Life expectancy in Uruguay was 78.14 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 78.38 years in 2020.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 49 years in 1900.
How does Uruguay rank for life expectancy?: Uruguay ranks 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.