Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Uruguay
Uruguay: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 9.2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Uruguay, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Uruguay stood at 9.2. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Uruguay peaked at 9.2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.68, in 2005.
Uruguay ranks 47th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.48 | — |
| 2001 | 6.6 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 7 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 5.96 | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 5.88 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.68 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 6.09 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 5.84 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 6.62 | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 6.75 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 6.09 | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 5.92 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 7.9 | +33.6% |
| 2013 | 7.56 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 7.85 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 8.07 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 8.03 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.12 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 8.39 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.61 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 8.94 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 9.2 | +2.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 9.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.06, 8.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 9.2 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.07, 46% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +33.6% | 5.92 | 7.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.29 | 5.68 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.65 | 5.92 | 8.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.07 | 8.94 | 9.2 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Uruguay?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Uruguay was 9.2 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.68 in 2005.
- How does Uruguay rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Uruguay ranks 47th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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