Japan vs Uruguay: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Japan
8.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
8.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan rank
47th
Uruguay rank
46th
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Japan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 8.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 47th and Uruguay ranks 46th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 93.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 60.59 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 68.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 35.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 50.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 56.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 34.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 92.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 57.74 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 24.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 133.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 109.49 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 14.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 76.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 61.84 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 8.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 7.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.16 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, Japan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 8.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Japan and Uruguay?
- 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uruguay?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Uruguay rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Japan ranks 47th 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.