Sri Lanka vs Uruguay: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Sri Lanka
9.8 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Uruguay
8.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sri Lanka rank
43rd
Uruguay rank
46th
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uruguay
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 9.8 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 43rd and Uruguay ranks 46th of 111 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.98 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 23.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 38 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.59 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 37.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 61 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.69 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 26.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 85.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 58.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 32.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 109.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 77.24 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 39.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 80.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 40.6 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 15.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.46 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, Sri Lanka or Uruguay?
- Sri Lanka, at 9.8 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2019.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2019.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uruguay rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Sri Lanka ranks 43rd 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.