Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Homicide rate who mortality database

Costa Rica
12.02
in 2022
Uruguay
11.53
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
15th
Uruguay rank
16th

Homicide rate who mortality database over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
2.557.51012.5195519882022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 12.02 against 11.53 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.49.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Uruguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 3.04 4.5 1.46 Uruguay
1970s 4.01 3.22 0.791 Costa Rica
1980s 4.53 3.05 1.48 Costa Rica
1990s 5.33 4.84 0.4868 Costa Rica
2000s 6.94 4.89 2.06 Costa Rica
2010s 10 8.07 1.93 Costa Rica
2020s 11.05 10.28 0.7675 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate who mortality database, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Costa Rica, at 12.02 against 11.53 in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicide rate who mortality database between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
0.49, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for homicide rate who mortality database?
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate who mortality database. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Homicide rate who mortality database
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,851 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed