Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 39.85 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
39.85 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
4th
of 185 countries
All-time high
39.85 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
All-time low
23.53 per 100,000 male population
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Suicide mortality rate, male 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 male population.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 39.85 per 100,000 male population for suicide mortality rate, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Uruguay peaked at 39.85 per 100,000 male population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.53 per 100,000 male population, in 2001.
Uruguay ranks 4th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.69 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 23.53 per 100,000 male population | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 32.57 per 100,000 male population | +38.4% |
| 2003 | 25.14 per 100,000 male population | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 25.18 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 23.72 per 100,000 male population | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 24.08 per 100,000 male population | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 27.74 per 100,000 male population | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 24.34 per 100,000 male population | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 24.86 per 100,000 male population | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 25.57 per 100,000 male population | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 26.94 per 100,000 male population | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 29.44 per 100,000 male population | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 25.3 per 100,000 male population | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 27.82 per 100,000 male population | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 30.47 per 100,000 male population | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 33.68 per 100,000 male population | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 34.05 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 36.81 per 100,000 male population | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 38.62 per 100,000 male population | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 37.87 per 100,000 male population | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 39.85 per 100,000 male population | +5.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 39.85 per 100,000 male population is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.31 per 100,000 male population, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 39.85 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.66 per 100,000 male population, 4.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.89 per 100,000 male population | 23.53 per 100,000 male population | 32.57 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.87 per 100,000 male population | 25.3 per 100,000 male population | 38.62 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.86 per 100,000 male population | 37.87 per 100,000 male population | 39.85 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 1 Eswatini 45 per 100,000 male population compare
- 2 Lesotho 41.35 per 100,000 male population compare
- 3 Guyana 39.95 per 100,000 male population compare
- 5 South Korea 38.16 per 100,000 male population compare
- 6 Ukraine 37.65 per 100,000 male population compare
- 7 Lithuania 36.73 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Uruguay?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Uruguay was 39.85 per 100,000 male 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, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 39.85 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.53 per 100,000 male population in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Uruguay ranks 4th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. 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, male (per 100,000 male 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).