Guyana vs Uruguay: Child homicide rate
Guyana
5.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Uruguay
4.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Guyana rank
11th
Uruguay rank
12th
Child homicide rate over time
- Guyana
- Uruguay
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Uruguay ahead.
Guyana ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 113 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3637 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
| 1990s | 0.7397 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6505 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
| 2010s | 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7698 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.549 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Guyana or Uruguay?
- Guyana, at 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Guyana and Uruguay?
- 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Uruguay?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2020.
- How do Guyana and Uruguay rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Guyana ranks 11th 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.