Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Uruguay
Uruguay: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 6.1 per 1,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Uruguay, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Uruguay is 6.1 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Uruguay peaked at 6.1 per 1,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.1 per 1,000, in 2004.
Uruguay ranks 74th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.4 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 4.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.6 per 1,000 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 4.7 per 1,000 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 4.9 per 1,000 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 5 per 1,000 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 5.1 per 1,000 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 5.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.2 per 1,000 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.4 per 1,000 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 4.6 per 1,000 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 4.8 per 1,000 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 5 per 1,000 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 5.2 per 1,000 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 5.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.3 per 1,000 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.5 per 1,000 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 5.6 per 1,000 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.8 per 1,000 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 5.9 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 6 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 6.1 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.82 per 1,000 | 4.4 per 1,000 | 5.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.39 per 1,000 | 4.1 per 1,000 | 4.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.22 per 1,000 | 5 per 1,000 | 5.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.88 per 1,000 | 5.6 per 1,000 | 6.1 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 71 Jamaica 6.3 per 1,000 compare
- 72 Lesotho 6.2 per 1,000 compare
- 72 Mexico 6.2 per 1,000 compare
- 74 Philippines 6.1 per 1,000 compare
- 76 Costa Rica 6 per 1,000 compare
- 77 Fiji 5.9 per 1,000 compare
- 77 Gabon 5.9 per 1,000 compare
- 77 Micronesia, Federated States of 5.9 per 1,000 compare
- 77 Paraguay 5.9 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Uruguay?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Uruguay was 6.1 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1 per 1,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 per 1,000 in 2004.
- How does Uruguay rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Uruguay ranks 74th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.