Suicide mortality rate in Uruguay
Uruguay: Suicide mortality rate was 24.75 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate 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 population.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate in Uruguay stood at 24.75 per 100,000 population. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Uruguay peaked at 24.75 per 100,000 population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.7 per 100,000 population, in 2001.
Uruguay ranks 5th 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 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.35 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 14.7 per 100,000 population | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 20.17 per 100,000 population | +37.2% |
| 2003 | 15.87 per 100,000 population | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 15.51 per 100,000 population | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 14.97 per 100,000 population | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 15.71 per 100,000 population | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 17.61 per 100,000 population | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 15.2 per 100,000 population | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 15.11 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.08 per 100,000 population | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 16.89 per 100,000 population | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 17.95 per 100,000 population | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 15.99 per 100,000 population | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 17.58 per 100,000 population | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 18.73 per 100,000 population | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 21.28 per 100,000 population | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 20.99 per 100,000 population | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 23.22 per 100,000 population | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 23.4 per 100,000 population | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 22.77 per 100,000 population | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 24.75 per 100,000 population | +8.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 24.75 per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.19 per 100,000 population, 2.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 24.75 per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.34 per 100,000 population, 4.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.12 per 100,000 population | 14.7 per 100,000 population | 20.17 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.21 per 100,000 population | 15.99 per 100,000 population | 23.4 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.76 per 100,000 population | 22.77 per 100,000 population | 24.75 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Uruguay?
- Suicide mortality rate in Uruguay was 24.75 per 100,000 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 recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 24.75 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7 per 100,000 population in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Uruguay ranks 5th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 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).