Argentina vs Uruguay
Argentina vs Uruguay: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 10.6 per 100,000 people in Argentina and 16.8 per 100,000 people in Uruguay, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Uruguay, by 6.2 per 100,000 people, or 1.59 times that in Argentina.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Uruguay has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Argentina ranked 75 and Uruguay ranked 23 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Argentina | Uruguay | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.6 | 16.8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10.6 | 17 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 10.6 | 17.1 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 10.8 | 16.9 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.1 | 17.1 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.1 | 17.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 10.9 | 16.9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10.8 | 16.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11 | 16.1 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.1 | 16.1 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11.2 | 16.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.9 | 16 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.9 | 16.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11.1 | 16.4 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.8 | 16.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 12.5 | 17.2 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.3 | 16.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.5 | 16.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.3 | 15.7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 12.3 | 14.4 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 12 | 13.3 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 11.6 | 13 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 11.1 | 12.4 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Argentina vs Uruguay
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Uruguay: 78.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Uruguay: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uruguay: 5.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Uruguay: 3.62% in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Uruguay: 3.39 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Uruguay: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Uruguay: 1.41 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Uruguay: 95.7% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Uruguay: 35.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Uruguay: 15.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Uruguay: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Uruguay: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Uruguay: $1.91B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Uruguay: $577 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Uruguay: 7.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Uruguay: 22,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Uruguay: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Uruguay: 1.32% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Uruguay: 1 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Uruguay: 1 million TIV in 2000