Homicide rate by sex in Uruguay
Uruguay: Homicide rate by sex was 19.78 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19.78
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
27th
of 138 countries
All-time high
22.11
in 2018
All-time low
9.81
in 2011
Years of data
18
2006–2023
Homicide rate by sex in Uruguay, 2006–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex in Uruguay is 19.78, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Uruguay peaked at 22.11 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.81, in 2011.
Uruguay ranks 27th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.62 | 9.97 | 11.29 | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.57 | 9.81 | 22.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.67 | 16.15 | 20.37 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 24 Seychelles 24.17 compare
- 25 Panama 21.71 compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 20.27 compare
- 28 Nicaragua 19.78 compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 19.58 compare
- 30 Cayman Islands 16.71 compare
More social development data for Uruguay
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 3,195 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 126 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.932 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.79 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.862 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.902 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.931 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.716 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Uruguay?
- Homicide rate by sex in Uruguay was 19.78 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 22.11 in 2018.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.81 in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Uruguay ranks 27th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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