Guatemala vs Uruguay: Child homicide rate
Guatemala
4.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
4.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Guatemala rank
13th
Uruguay rank
12th
Child homicide rate over time
- Guatemala
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Guatemala, a difference of 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 113 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6824 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 5.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 4.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 9.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5439 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Guatemala or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Guatemala as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Guatemala and Uruguay?
- 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Uruguay?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Guatemala and Uruguay rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Guatemala ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Child homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.