What is the difference in reported suicide rates by age between Paraguay and Uruguay?

2.98 deaths per 100,000 population, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Uruguay?

21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported suicide rates by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Paraguay vs Uruguay: Reported suicide rates by age

Paraguay

15.82 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2021

Uruguay

18.8 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2022

Paraguay rank

4th

Uruguay rank

2nd

Reported suicide rates by age over time

Paraguay
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 18.8 deaths per 100,000 population against 15.82 deaths per 100,000 population in Paraguay, a difference of 2.98 deaths per 100,000 population.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.

Paraguay ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 2nd of 110 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.53 deaths per 100,000 population	10.37 deaths per 100,000 population	3.84 deaths per 100,000 population	Uruguay
2010s	9.7 deaths per 100,000 population	12.99 deaths per 100,000 population	3.3 deaths per 100,000 population	Uruguay
2020s	14.13 deaths per 100,000 population	17.21 deaths per 100,000 population	3.08 deaths per 100,000 population	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported suicide rates by age, Paraguay or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 18.8 deaths per 100,000 population against 15.82 deaths per 100,000 population in Paraguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in reported suicide rates by age between Paraguay and Uruguay?: 2.98 deaths per 100,000 population, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Uruguay?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Paraguay and Uruguay rank globally for reported suicide rates by age?: Paraguay ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 2nd of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported suicide rates by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reported suicide rates by age
Unit: deaths per 100,000 population
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 110 places, 4,766 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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