Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Uruguay
Uruguay: Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 was 382 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
382
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
20th
of 36 countries
All-time high
421
in 2018
All-time low
182
in 1992
Years of data
33
1990–2024
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Uruguay, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 382 for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Uruguay peaked at 421 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 182, in 1992.
Uruguay ranks 20th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 206 | — |
| 1991 | 194 | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 182 | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 191 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 205 | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 243 | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 244 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 216 | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 214 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 218 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 231 | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 197 | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 200 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 190 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 202 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 194 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 221 | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 226 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 205 | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 199 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 267 | +34.2% |
| 2013 | 260 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 268 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 293 | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 267 | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 283 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 421 | +48.8% |
| 2019 | 394 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 341 | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 307 | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 383 | +24.8% |
| 2023 | 381 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 382 | +0.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 382 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 488.5, 78% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 382 is above the median for high income countries, which is 117, 3.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 210.12 | 182 | 244 | 8 |
| 2000s | 209.3 | 190 | 231 | 10 |
| 2010s | 285.7 | 199 | 421 | 10 |
| 2020s | 358.8 | 307 | 383 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Uruguay?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Uruguay was 382 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 421 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 182 in 1992.
- How does Uruguay rank for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1?
- Uruguay ranks 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (SDG database). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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