Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Uruguay
Uruguay: Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 was 381 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
381
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
22nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
421
in 2018
All-time low
182
in 1992
Years of data
32
1990–2023
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Uruguay stood at 381.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 46.5% 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 22nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 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 | 306 | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 383 | +25.2% |
| 2023 | 381 | -0.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 381 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 531.5, 72% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 381 is above the median for high income countries, which is 158, 2.4× 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 | 352.75 | 306 | 383 | 4 |
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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 381 in 2023, 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 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. 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 (UNODC database). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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