What is male vs. female suicide rate in Uruguay?

Male vs. female suicide rate in Uruguay was 34.11 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 34.11 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022.

What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 12.52 deaths per 100,000 population in 1987.

How does Uruguay rank for male vs. female suicide rate?

Uruguay ranks 3rd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.

Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Uruguay data come from?

The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male vs. female suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Male vs. female suicide rate in Uruguay

Name: Male vs. female suicide rate in Uruguay
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uruguay: Male vs. female suicide rate was 34.11 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

34.11 deaths per 100,000 population

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

3rd

of 111 countries

All-time high

34.11 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2022

All-time low

12.52 deaths per 100,000 population

in 1987

Years of data

1955–2022

Male vs. female suicide rate in Uruguay, 1955–2022

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for male vs. female suicide rate in Uruguay is 34.11 deaths per 100,000 population, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male vs. female suicide rate in Uruguay peaked at 34.11 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.52 deaths per 100,000 population, in 1987.

Uruguay ranks 3rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.

Male vs. female suicide rate in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Male vs. female suicide rate in Uruguay, 1955 to 2022.
Year	deaths per 100,000 population	Change
1955	17.61 deaths per 100,000 population	—
1956	20.99 deaths per 100,000 population	+19.2%
1957	16.72 deaths per 100,000 population	-20.4%
1958	17.89 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.0%
1959	19.11 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.8%
1960	19.13 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.1%
1963	16.72 deaths per 100,000 population	-12.6%
1964	14.07 deaths per 100,000 population	-15.8%
1965	17.4 deaths per 100,000 population	+23.6%
1966	16.81 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.4%
1967	16.51 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.8%
1968	16.71 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.2%
1969	16.54 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.0%
1970	14.48 deaths per 100,000 population	-12.4%
1971	17.07 deaths per 100,000 population	+17.8%
1972	18.97 deaths per 100,000 population	+11.1%
1973	19.22 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.4%
1974	17.74 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.7%
1975	16.64 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.2%
1976	16.14 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.1%
1977	19.36 deaths per 100,000 population	+20.0%
1978	16.34 deaths per 100,000 population	-15.6%
1980	15.62 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.4%
1981	15.04 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.7%
1982	17.91 deaths per 100,000 population	+19.0%
1983	18.41 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.8%
1984	17.95 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.5%
1985	15.76 deaths per 100,000 population	-12.2%
1986	13.27 deaths per 100,000 population	-15.8%
1987	12.52 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.6%
1988	13.85 deaths per 100,000 population	+10.6%
1989	17.95 deaths per 100,000 population	+29.6%
1990	16.29 deaths per 100,000 population	-9.2%
1993	20.22 deaths per 100,000 population	+24.1%
1994	20.69 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.3%
1995	20.12 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.7%
1996	18.92 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.0%
1997	22.16 deaths per 100,000 population	+17.2%
1998	25.18 deaths per 100,000 population	+13.6%
1999	21.68 deaths per 100,000 population	-13.9%
2000	27.31 deaths per 100,000 population	+26.0%
2001	22.91 deaths per 100,000 population	-16.1%
2002	31.4 deaths per 100,000 population	+37.1%
2003	24.12 deaths per 100,000 population	-23.2%
2004	24.23 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.5%
2005	22.36 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.7%
2006	22.65 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.3%
2007	25.72 deaths per 100,000 population	+13.5%
2008	23.95 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.9%
2009	23.42 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.2%
2010	23.95 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.2%
2012	26.98 deaths per 100,000 population	+12.7%
2013	23.91 deaths per 100,000 population	-11.4%
2014	26.07 deaths per 100,000 population	+9.0%
2015	27.77 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.5%
2016	30.23 deaths per 100,000 population	+8.9%
2017	30.54 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.0%
2018	29.45 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.6%
2019	31.25 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.1%
2020	31.63 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.2%
2021	34.01 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.5%
2022	34.11 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	18.46 deaths per 100,000 population	16.72 deaths per 100,000 population	20.99 deaths per 100,000 population	5
1960s	16.74 deaths per 100,000 population	14.07 deaths per 100,000 population	19.13 deaths per 100,000 population	8
1970s	17.33 deaths per 100,000 population	14.48 deaths per 100,000 population	19.36 deaths per 100,000 population	9
1980s	15.83 deaths per 100,000 population	12.52 deaths per 100,000 population	18.41 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1990s	20.66 deaths per 100,000 population	16.29 deaths per 100,000 population	25.18 deaths per 100,000 population	8
2000s	24.81 deaths per 100,000 population	22.36 deaths per 100,000 population	31.4 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2010s	27.79 deaths per 100,000 population	23.91 deaths per 100,000 population	31.25 deaths per 100,000 population	9
2020s	33.25 deaths per 100,000 population	31.63 deaths per 100,000 population	34.11 deaths per 100,000 population	3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

1 Guyana 40.32 deaths per 100,000 population compare
2 Suriname 35.01 deaths per 100,000 population compare
4 Belarus 27.85 deaths per 100,000 population compare
5 Mongolia 27.71 deaths per 100,000 population compare
6 Republic of Korea 26.19 deaths per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is male vs. female suicide rate in Uruguay?: Male vs. female suicide rate in Uruguay was 34.11 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 34.11 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022.
What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 12.52 deaths per 100,000 population in 1987.
How does Uruguay rank for male vs. female suicide rate?: Uruguay ranks 3rd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?: The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male vs. female suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Male vs. female suicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 population
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported annual death rate from self-inflicted injuries per 100,000 people, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates. To allow for comparisons between countries and over time, this metric is age-standardized.