Which has higher cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, Guatemala or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 22.8% against 22.7% in Guatemala as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Uruguay?

6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59 (% of total deaths ages 15-59). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guatemala vs Uruguay: Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59

Guatemala

22.7%

in 2021

Uruguay

22.8%

in 2021

Guatemala rank

21st

Uruguay rank

20th

Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59 over time

Guatemala
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 22.8% against 22.7% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 20th of 185 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	26.8%	23.7%	3.1%	Guatemala
2010s	34.3%	26.1%	8.3%	Guatemala
2020s	24.9%	24.7%	0.2%	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, Guatemala or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 22.8% against 22.7% in Guatemala as of 2021.
What is the difference in cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59 between Guatemala and Uruguay?: 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Uruguay?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Guatemala and Uruguay rank globally for cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59?: Guatemala ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 20th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59 (% of total deaths ages 15-59). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Guatemala vs Uruguay: Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59. Statizoid, drawing on Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/cause-of-death-by-injury-ages-15-59-percent-of-total-deaths-ages-15-59/guatemala/uruguay/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/cause-of-death-by-injury-ages-15-59-percent-of-total-deaths-ages-15-59/guatemala/uruguay/">Guatemala vs Uruguay: Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59 (% of total deaths ages 15-59)
Unit: % of total deaths ages 15-59
Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 1,392 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of deaths ages 15-59 due to injury divided by number of all deaths ages 15-59, expressed by percentage. Injury includes unintentional and intentional injuries.