Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) was 10.53 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
10.53 per 100,000 female population
Change on year
up 23.2%
World rank
8th
of 185 countries
All-time high
10.53 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
All-time low
5.64 per 100,000 female population
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Suicide mortality rate, female in Uruguay, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate, female in Uruguay stood at 10.53 per 100,000 female population. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.2% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Uruguay peaked at 10.53 per 100,000 female population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.64 per 100,000 female population, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 8th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.64 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 6.36 per 100,000 female population | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 8.48 per 100,000 female population | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 7.13 per 100,000 female population | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 6.4 per 100,000 female population | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 6.73 per 100,000 female population | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 7.85 per 100,000 female population | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 8.09 per 100,000 female population | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 6.62 per 100,000 female population | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 5.94 per 100,000 female population | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 7.17 per 100,000 female population | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 7.45 per 100,000 female population | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 7.17 per 100,000 female population | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 7.24 per 100,000 female population | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 7.96 per 100,000 female population | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 7.7 per 100,000 female population | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 9.61 per 100,000 female population | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 8.69 per 100,000 female population | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 10.43 per 100,000 female population | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 9.07 per 100,000 female population | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 8.55 per 100,000 female population | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 10.53 per 100,000 female population | +23.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 10.53 per 100,000 female population is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.63 per 100,000 female population, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 10.53 per 100,000 female population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.22 per 100,000 female population, 4.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.92 per 100,000 female population | 5.64 per 100,000 female population | 8.48 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.25 per 100,000 female population | 7.17 per 100,000 female population | 10.43 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.54 per 100,000 female population | 8.55 per 100,000 female population | 10.53 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 5 Japan 11.54 per 100,000 female population compare
- 6 India 11.23 per 100,000 female population compare
- 7 Belgium 10.69 per 100,000 female population compare
- 9 Guyana 10.35 per 100,000 female population compare
- 10 Eswatini 10.1 per 100,000 female population compare
- 11 South Africa 9.94 per 100,000 female population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Uruguay?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Uruguay was 10.53 per 100,000 female population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10.53 per 100,000 female population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.64 per 100,000 female population in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Uruguay ranks 8th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. 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/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).