Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Uruguay

Number of intentional homicides in Uruguay in 2023 — 381 people. Ranked 55 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 85%.

2023 381 people −0.52% vs 2022
World rank 55of 83
Period maximum 421 people2018
Period minimum 182 people1992

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Uruguay, 1990–20231002003004005001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 206 people1991: 194 people1992: 182 people1995: 191 people1996: 205 people1997: 243 people1998: 244 people1999: 216 people2000: 214 people2001: 218 people2002: 231 people2003: 197 people2004: 200 people2005: 190 people2006: 202 people2007: 194 people2008: 221 people2009: 226 people2010: 205 people2011: 199 people2012: 267 people2013: 260 people2014: 268 people2015: 293 people2016: 267 people2017: 283 people2018: 421 people2019: 394 people2020: 341 people2021: 306 people2022: 383 people2023: 381 people
Change over the period: +175 (+84.95%) Average annual rate: 1.88 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay

Uruguay 381 people
World 423,171 people
South America computed 66,833 people
Number of intentional homicides — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 381 −2 −0.52%
2022 383 +77 +25.16%
2021 306 −35 −10.26%
2020 341 −53 −13.45%
2019 394 −27 −6.41%
2018 421 +138 +48.76%
2017 283 +16 +5.99%
2016 267 −26 −8.87%
2015 293 +25 +9.33%
2014 268 +8 +3.08%
2013 260 −7 −2.62%
2012 267 +68 +34.17%
2011 199 −6 −2.93%
2010 205 −21 −9.29%
2009 226 +5 +2.26%
2008 221 +27 +13.92%
2007 194 −8 −3.96%
2006 202 +12 +6.32%
2005 190 −10 −5%
2004 200 +3 +1.52%
2003 197 −34 −14.72%
2002 231 +13 +5.96%
2001 218 +4 +1.87%
2000 214 −2 −0.93%
1999 216 −28 −11.48%
1998 244 +1 +0.41%
1997 243 +38 +18.54%
1996 205 +14 +7.33%
1995 191
1992 182 −12 −6.19%
1991 194 −12 −5.83%
1990 206

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.