Korea vs Uruguay: Suicide rate, by sex
Korea
20.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Uruguay
22.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Korea rank
11th
Uruguay rank
8th
Suicide rate, by sex over time
- Korea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 22.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.55 deaths per 100,000 people in Korea, a difference of 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Korea ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.45 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
| 2010s | 23.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
| 2020s | 20.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide rate, by sex, Korea or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 22.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.55 deaths per 100,000 people in Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide rate, by sex between Korea and Uruguay?
- 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Uruguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Korea and Uruguay rank globally for suicide rate, by sex?
- Korea ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Suicide rate, by sex. 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 age-standardized deaths from self-harm in both sexes, per 100,000 people.