Argentina vs Uruguay: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Argentina
9.49 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
8.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Argentina rank
45th
Uruguay rank
46th
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Argentina
- Uruguay
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 9.49 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Uruguay ahead.
Argentina ranks 45th and Uruguay ranks 46th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Argentina |
| 1970s | 82.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 58.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Argentina |
| 1980s | 86.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 92.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 86.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 133.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 47.55 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 45.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 76.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.55 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 21.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Argentina |
| 2020s | 8.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unintentional injuries death rate by age group, Argentina or Uruguay?
- Argentina, at 9.49 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Argentina and Uruguay?
- 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Uruguay?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
- How do Argentina and Uruguay rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Argentina ranks 45th and Uruguay ranks 46th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Unintentional injuries death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from unintentional injuries per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.