Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 23.6 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
23.6 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
89th
of 183 countries
All-time high
27.9 per 100,000 male population
in 2011
All-time low
19 per 100,000 male population
in 2005
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Uruguay, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 23.6 per 100,000 male population for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Uruguay peaked at 27.9 per 100,000 male population in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19 per 100,000 male population, in 2005.
Uruguay ranks 89th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.2 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 23.8 per 100,000 male population | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 19.3 per 100,000 male population | -18.9% |
| 2003 | 19.3 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.1 per 100,000 male population | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 19 per 100,000 male population | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 23.4 per 100,000 male population | +23.2% |
| 2007 | 22.4 per 100,000 male population | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 25.6 per 100,000 male population | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 26.6 per 100,000 male population | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 26.4 per 100,000 male population | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 27.9 per 100,000 male population | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 25.2 per 100,000 male population | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 27.3 per 100,000 male population | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 27.2 per 100,000 male population | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 24.5 per 100,000 male population | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 21.2 per 100,000 male population | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 22.3 per 100,000 male population | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 25.4 per 100,000 male population | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 23.6 per 100,000 male population | -7.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 23.6 per 100,000 male population is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1 per 100,000 male population, 2.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 23.6 per 100,000 male population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.1 per 100,000 male population, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.77 per 100,000 male population | 19 per 100,000 male population | 26.6 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1 per 100,000 male population | 21.2 per 100,000 male population | 27.9 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 86 Solomon Islands 24.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 87 Jordan 24.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 88 Suriname 24.1 per 100,000 male population compare
- 89 Chile 23.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 89 Tunisia 23.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 92 India 23.4 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Uruguay?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Uruguay was 23.6 per 100,000 male population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9 per 100,000 male population in 2011.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 per 100,000 male population in 2005.
- How does Uruguay rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Uruguay ranks 89th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.