Suicide rate in Uruguay

The age-standardised suicide rate in Uruguay was 22.2 per 100,000 people in 2023.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) Deaths per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Uruguay, 2023 22.2 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −1.4per 100,000 people 2022: 23.6 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 10th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Uruguay over time

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Deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) (deaths per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period	Uruguay
2023	22.2 per 100,000 people
2022	23.6 per 100,000 people
2021	22.7 per 100,000 people
2020	22.4 per 100,000 people
2019	21.8 per 100,000 people
2018	21.5 per 100,000 people
2017	21.1 per 100,000 people
2016	21.8 per 100,000 people
2015	19.5 per 100,000 people
2014	18.5 per 100,000 people
2013	17.0 per 100,000 people
2012	18.4 per 100,000 people
2011	18.0 per 100,000 people
2010	17.3 per 100,000 people
2009	16.2 per 100,000 people
2008	16.6 per 100,000 people
2007	18.8 per 100,000 people
2006	17.1 per 100,000 people
2005	16.1 per 100,000 people
2004	17.1 per 100,000 people
2003	17.5 per 100,000 people
2002	22.2 per 100,000 people
2001	16.5 per 100,000 people
2000	18.7 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −1.4 from 23.6 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 17.0 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +5.2.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Uruguay has the 10th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: MH_12 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023 for Uruguay
Provider update: 15 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

How Uruguay compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

7 Central African Republic 24.0 per 100,000 people
8 South Korea 23.4 per 100,000 people
9 Eswatini 23.0 per 100,000 people
10 Uruguay 22.2 per 100,000 people
11 Malawi 21.5 per 100,000 people
12 Comoros 20.8 per 100,000 people
13 Zambia 20.7 per 100,000 people

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Uruguay by sex

Total 22.2 per 100,000 people2023
Women 10.7 per 100,000 people2023
Men 35.6 per 100,000 people2023

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What this measures

Deaths by suicide per 100,000 people in a year, age-standardised to the WHO standard population (SDG indicator 3.4.2). WHO estimate.

Suicide is under-reported in some countries because of stigma or how deaths are registered.

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