Intentional homicides, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Intentional homicides, female was 3.21 per 100,000 female in 2023. ▲ Rising
Intentional homicides, female in Uruguay, 2006–2023
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for intentional homicides, female in Uruguay is 3.21 per 100,000 female, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides, female in Uruguay peaked at 3.26 per 100,000 female in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.88 per 100,000 female, in 2007.
Uruguay ranks 27th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Intentional homicides, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.54 per 100,000 female | — |
| 2007 | 1.88 per 100,000 female | -25.7% |
| 2008 | 2.58 per 100,000 female | +37.2% |
| 2009 | 2.64 per 100,000 female | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4 per 100,000 female | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 2.39 per 100,000 female | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.21 per 100,000 female | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 3.13 per 100,000 female | +41.7% |
| 2014 | 2.95 per 100,000 female | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 2.88 per 100,000 female | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.41 per 100,000 female | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 3.15 per 100,000 female | +30.6% |
| 2018 | 3.26 per 100,000 female | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.74 per 100,000 female | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 2.17 per 100,000 female | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 2.29 per 100,000 female | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.75 per 100,000 female | +20.2% |
| 2023 | 3.21 per 100,000 female | +16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.41 per 100,000 female | 1.88 per 100,000 female | 2.64 per 100,000 female | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.75 per 100,000 female | 2.21 per 100,000 female | 3.26 per 100,000 female | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6 per 100,000 female | 2.17 per 100,000 female | 3.21 per 100,000 female | 4 |
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More public sector data for Uruguay
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 133.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 512.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.74 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 40 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides, female in Uruguay?
- Intentional homicides, female in Uruguay was 3.21 per 100,000 female in 2023, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.26 per 100,000 female in 2018.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 per 100,000 female in 2007.
- How does Uruguay rank for intentional homicides, female?
- Uruguay ranks 27th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is intentional homicides, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as part of Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.