United States vs Uruguay: Child homicide rate
United States
4.7 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
4.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
United States rank
14th
Uruguay rank
12th
Child homicide rate over time
- United States
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Uruguay ahead.
United States ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 113 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0331 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 1960s | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7014 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 1970s | 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 1980s | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9698 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 1990s | 5.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2000s | 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 3.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8395 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5743 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, United States or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between United States and Uruguay?
- 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Uruguay?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do United States and Uruguay rank globally for child homicide rate?
- United States ranks 14th 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.