Death rate from poisoning ghe in Uruguay
Uruguay: Death rate from poisoning ghe was 0.46 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from poisoning ghe in Uruguay, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from poisoning ghe in Uruguay is 0.46, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from poisoning ghe in Uruguay peaked at 0.92 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.19, in 2009.
Uruguay ranks 100th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from poisoning ghe in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.81 | — |
| 2001 | 0.55 | -32.1% |
| 2002 | 0.31 | -43.6% |
| 2003 | 0.41 | +32.3% |
| 2004 | 0.47 | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 0.45 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.42 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.44 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.53 | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 0.19 | -64.2% |
| 2010 | 0.48 | +152.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.92 | +84.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 | -45.7% |
| 2014 | 0.49 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.54 | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.37 | -31.5% |
| 2018 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.46 | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 0.48 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.46 | -4.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.46 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.29, 1.6× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.46 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.21, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from poisoning ghe in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +152.6% | 0.19 | 0.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.458 | 0.19 | 0.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.512 | 0.37 | 0.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 97 Marshall Islands 0.5 compare
- 98 Haiti 0.49 compare
- 98 Mauritania 0.49 compare
- 100 Hungary 0.46 compare
- 102 Papua New Guinea 0.44 compare
- 103 Cambodia 0.43 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from poisoning ghe in Uruguay?
- Death rate from poisoning ghe in Uruguay was 0.46 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from poisoning ghe recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 in 2012.
- What is the lowest death rate from poisoning ghe recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for death rate from poisoning ghe?
- Uruguay ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from poisoning ghe rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from poisoning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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