Homicide rate by age of the victim in Uruguay
Uruguay: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
11.53 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 25.5%
World rank
16th
of 111 countries
All-time high
12.35 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
All-time low
1.99 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1978
Years of data
62
1955–2022
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Uruguay, 1955–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate by age of the victim in 2022.
The figure is up 25.5% on the previous year and up 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Uruguay peaked at 12.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1978.
Uruguay ranks 16th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 4.85 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1956 | 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 1957 | 5.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 1960 | 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.5% |
| 1964 | 4.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 3.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.6% |
| 1966 | 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.6% |
| 1967 | 5.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.9% |
| 1968 | 4.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.0% |
| 1969 | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.5% |
| 1970 | 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.5% |
| 1974 | 4.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.1% |
| 1975 | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -28.2% |
| 1976 | 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 1978 | 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.4% |
| 1980 | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.3% |
| 1981 | 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.8% |
| 1982 | 3.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.3% |
| 1984 | 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.3% |
| 1990 | 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 5.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 5.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 5.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 4.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 4.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 5.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 5.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.5% |
| 2013 | 6.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 6.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 7.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 7.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 8.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 12.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +42.9% |
| 2019 | 11.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 10.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 4.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 13 Guatemala 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 14.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Costa Rica 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 17 Panama 9.85 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 18 South Africa 9.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Antigua and Barbuda 9.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Uruguay?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Uruguay was 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people in 1978.
- How does Uruguay rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Uruguay ranks 16th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.