Homicide rate who age standardized in Uruguay
Uruguay: Homicide rate who age standardized was 11.53 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
11.53
Change on year
up 25.5%
World rank
16th
of 111 countries
All-time high
12.35
in 2018
All-time low
1.99
in 1978
Years of data
62
1955–2022
Homicide rate who age standardized in Uruguay, 1955–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, homicide rate who age standardized in Uruguay stood at 11.53.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.5% on the previous year and up 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who age standardized in Uruguay peaked at 12.35 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.99, in 1978.
That places Uruguay 16th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 4.79 | 5.17 | 5 |
| 1960s | 4.59 | 3.87 | 5.68 | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.22 | 1.99 | 4.01 | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.05 | 2.29 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.84 | 4.4 | 5.83 | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.89 | 4.4 | 5.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.07 | 5.39 | 12.35 | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.28 | 9.18 | 11.53 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 13 Guatemala 15.09 compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 14.08 compare
- 15 Costa Rica 12.02 compare
- 17 Panama 9.85 compare
- 18 South Africa 9.56 compare
- 19 Antigua and Barbuda 9.12 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 who age standardized in Uruguay?
- Homicide rate who age standardized in Uruguay was 11.53 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.35 in 2018.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.99 in 1978.
- How does Uruguay rank for homicide rate who age standardized?
- Uruguay ranks 16th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate who age standardized 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who age standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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