North America vs Uruguay: Suicide mortality rate, female

North America
6.29 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Uruguay
10.53 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
North America rank
11th
Uruguay rank
8th

Suicide mortality rate, female over time

  • North America
  • Uruguay
02.557.510200020102021

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 10.53 per 100,000 female population against 6.29 per 100,000 female population in North America, a difference of 4.24 per 100,000 female population.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.7 times North America's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 5.24 per 100,000 female population 6.92 per 100,000 female population 1.68 per 100,000 female population Uruguay
2010s 6.48 per 100,000 female population 8.25 per 100,000 female population 1.77 per 100,000 female population Uruguay
2020s 6.25 per 100,000 female population 9.54 per 100,000 female population 3.29 per 100,000 female population Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, North America or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 10.53 per 100,000 female population against 6.29 per 100,000 female population in North America as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between North America and Uruguay?
4.24 per 100,000 female population, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Uruguay?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do North America and Uruguay rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
North America ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)
Unit
per 100,000 female population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).