Peru vs Uruguay: Death rate from road injuries
Peru
12.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Uruguay
13.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Peru rank
94th
Uruguay rank
93rd
Death rate from road injuries over time
- Peru
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 13.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Peru, a difference of 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 94th and Uruguay ranks 93rd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 13.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 10.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Peru or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 13.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Peru as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Peru and Uruguay?
- 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
- Peru ranks 94th and Uruguay ranks 93rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from road injuries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.