Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Uruguay

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Uruguay was 78.14 years. A difference of +1.67 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Uruguay were 74.19 years and 81.92 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Uruguay for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Uruguay (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Uruguay (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	67.68	64.76	71
1961	67.81	64.88	71.13
1962	67.91	64.97	71.24
1963	68.02	65.06	71.36
1964	68.11	65.12	71.46
1965	68.2	65.19	71.57
1966	68.3	65.27	71.68
1967	68.41	65.36	71.79
1968	68.51	65.45	71.91
1969	68.58	65.49	71.99
1970	68.73	65.63	72.15
1971	68.93	65.81	72.35
1972	69.17	66.02	72.62
1973	69.35	66.15	72.84
1974	69.52	66.29	73.05
1975	69.71	66.43	73.26
1976	69.89	66.57	73.47
1977	70.08	66.7	73.72
1978	70.27	66.81	73.98
1979	70.26	66.79	73.98
1980	70.51	66.96	74.31
1981	70.95	67.32	74.83
1982	71.53	67.81	75.49
1983	71.6	67.94	75.48
1984	71.71	68.12	75.51
1985	71.86	68.28	75.65
1986	72.19	68.61	75.93
1987	72.2	68.59	75.99
1988	72.41	68.73	76.27
1989	72.63	68.85	76.61
1990	72.99	69.26	76.9
1991	73.2	69.47	77.09
1992	73.19	69.42	77.13
1993	73.15	69.25	77.25
1994	73.16	69.21	77.34
1995	73.49	69.47	77.72
1996	73.81	69.76	78.05
1997	73.92	69.89	78.12
1998	74.03	69.99	78.23
1999	74.29	70.21	78.52
2000	74.69	70.64	78.86
2001	74.99	70.94	79.12
2002	74.98	71.01	79.04
2003	75.09	71.15	79.12
2004	75.32	71.45	79.26
2005	75.83	71.91	79.8
2006	75.89	71.91	79.91
2007	76.15	72.16	80.14
2008	76.28	72.29	80.22
2009	76.67	72.69	80.57
2010	76.69	72.67	80.64
2011	76.61	72.63	80.52
2012	76.69	72.71	80.58
2013	76.95	72.97	80.82
2014	77.19	73.26	80.99
2015	77.29	73.38	81.05
2016	77.35	73.54	81.01
2017	77.62	73.86	81.2
2018	77.53	73.45	81.5
2019	77.5	73.58	81.29
2020	78.38	74.51	82.02
2021	75.43	71.5	79.44
2022	76.47	72.43	80.51
2023	78.14	74.19	81.92