Homicide rate who vs unodc in Uruguay
Uruguay: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 11.25 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.25
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
33rd
of 179 countries
All-time high
12.4
in 2018
All-time low
5.78
in 2005
Years of data
32
1990–2023
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 11.25 for homicide rate who vs unodc in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Uruguay peaked at 12.4 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.78, in 2005.
That places Uruguay 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.59 | 5.8 | 7.54 | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.37 | 5.78 | 7.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.49 | 5.98 | 12.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4 | 9.01 | 11.29 | 4 |
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- 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 vs unodc in Uruguay?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Uruguay was 11.25 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4 in 2018.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.78 in 2005.
- How does Uruguay rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Uruguay ranks 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. 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 vs unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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