Self harm death rates by age in Uruguay
Uruguay: Self harm death rates by age was 0.7 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Self harm death rates by age in Uruguay, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.7 for self harm death rates by age in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.9% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Uruguay peaked at 1.02 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1286, in 2014.
That places Uruguay 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.431 | — |
| 2001 | 0.4849 | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5983 | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3641 | -39.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9433 | +159.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3804 | -59.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2451 | -35.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7678 | +213.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6285 | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1325 | -78.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5259 | +296.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4821 | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3956 | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 1.02 | +157.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1286 | -87.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7344 | +471.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4034 | -45.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6807 | +68.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9919 | +45.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8988 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5228 | -41.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7 | +33.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2842, 2.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.7 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.376, 1.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +471.3% | 0.1286 | 0.7344 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4976 | 0.1325 | 0.9433 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6261 | 0.1286 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6114 | 0.5228 | 0.7 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 40 Mozambique 0.7378 compare
- 41 Madagascar 0.7346 compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 0.7023 compare
- 44 India 0.6866 compare
- 45 Benin 0.6777 compare
- 46 Angola 0.6618 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0254 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Uruguay?
- Self harm death rates by age in Uruguay was 0.7 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2013.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1286 in 2014.
- How does Uruguay rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Uruguay ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Self harm death rates by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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