Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Uruguay
Uruguay: Suicide rates among young people who mdb was 18.8 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
18.8
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
2nd
of 110 countries
All-time high
18.8
in 2022
All-time low
1.95
in 1982
Years of data
62
1955–2022
Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Uruguay, 1955–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide rates among young people who mdb in Uruguay is 18.8, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates among young people who mdb in Uruguay peaked at 18.8 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.95, in 1982.
That places Uruguay 2nd out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 16.84 | — |
| 1956 | 18.65 | +10.8% |
| 1957 | 12.76 | -31.6% |
| 1958 | 11.09 | -13.0% |
| 1959 | 13.44 | +21.1% |
| 1960 | 14.72 | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 9.42 | -36.0% |
| 1964 | 6.97 | -26.0% |
| 1965 | 11.47 | +64.6% |
| 1966 | 9.52 | -17.0% |
| 1967 | 7.61 | -20.1% |
| 1968 | 8.4 | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 11.36 | +35.2% |
| 1970 | 9.93 | -12.6% |
| 1971 | 6.83 | -31.2% |
| 1972 | 6.33 | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 10.4 | +64.3% |
| 1974 | 6.93 | -33.4% |
| 1975 | 4.2 | -39.4% |
| 1976 | 7.51 | +78.8% |
| 1977 | 5.39 | -28.2% |
| 1978 | 9.89 | +83.4% |
| 1980 | 5.58 | -43.6% |
| 1981 | 3.15 | -43.5% |
| 1982 | 1.95 | -37.9% |
| 1983 | 4.28 | +118.7% |
| 1984 | 5.83 | +36.3% |
| 1985 | 2.48 | -57.5% |
| 1986 | 3.69 | +48.9% |
| 1987 | 3.26 | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 5.66 | +73.7% |
| 1989 | 10.03 | +77.3% |
| 1990 | 6.15 | -38.6% |
| 1993 | 8.8 | +42.9% |
| 1994 | 6.55 | -25.5% |
| 1995 | 7.28 | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 9.54 | +31.1% |
| 1997 | 7.83 | -17.9% |
| 1998 | 11.04 | +41.0% |
| 1999 | 8.92 | -19.2% |
| 2000 | 7.85 | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 8.33 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 14.3 | +71.8% |
| 2003 | 8.31 | -41.9% |
| 2004 | 9.03 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 12.45 | +37.9% |
| 2006 | 8.49 | -31.8% |
| 2007 | 14.53 | +71.1% |
| 2008 | 10.61 | -27.0% |
| 2009 | 9.79 | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 11.26 | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 14.38 | +27.7% |
| 2013 | 16.81 | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 12.34 | -26.6% |
| 2015 | 11.67 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 12.96 | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 16.64 | +28.4% |
| 2018 | 9.18 | -44.8% |
| 2019 | 11.68 | +27.2% |
| 2020 | 17.1 | +46.4% |
| 2021 | 17.31 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 18.8 | +8.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 18.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.28, 3.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 18.8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.07, 3.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.56 | 11.09 | 18.65 | 5 |
| 1960s | 9.94 | 6.97 | 14.72 | 8 |
| 1970s | 7.49 | 4.2 | 10.4 | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.59 | 1.95 | 10.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.27 | 6.15 | 11.04 | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.37 | 7.85 | 14.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.99 | 9.18 | 16.81 | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.74 | 17.1 | 18.8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates among young people who mdb in Uruguay?
- Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Uruguay was 18.8 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates among young people who mdb recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8 in 2022.
- What is the lowest suicide rates among young people who mdb recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 in 1982.
- How does Uruguay rank for suicide rates among young people who mdb?
- Uruguay ranks 2nd out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is suicide rates among young people who mdb rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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 Suicide rates among young people who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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