North America vs Uruguay: Suicide mortality rate, male
North America
23.62 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Uruguay
39.85 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
North America rank
1st
Uruguay rank
4th
Suicide mortality rate, male over time
- North America
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 39.85 per 100,000 male population against 23.62 per 100,000 male population in North America, a difference of 16.23 per 100,000 male 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 1st and Uruguay ranks 4th 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 | 18.9 per 100,000 male population | 25.89 per 100,000 male population | 6.98 per 100,000 male population | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 21.74 per 100,000 male population | 30.87 per 100,000 male population | 9.13 per 100,000 male population | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 23.28 per 100,000 male population | 38.86 per 100,000 male population | 15.58 per 100,000 male population | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, North America or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 39.85 per 100,000 male population against 23.62 per 100,000 male population in North America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between North America and Uruguay?
- 16.23 per 100,000 male 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, male?
- North America ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 4th 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, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).