In 2021, more than 760 people committed suicide in Uruguay. Montevideo was the Uruguayan state with the largest number of suicides, accounting for over 30 percent of the total number (243 cases). It was followed by Canelones, with 119 suicides that year. Maldonado and Salto were among the most affected states as well, with 45 and 34 cases, respectively.
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INE (Uruguay). (December 30, 2022). Number of suicides in Uruguay in 2021, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081824/number-suicides-state-uruguay/
INE (Uruguay). "Number of suicides in Uruguay in 2021, by state." Chart. December 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081824/number-suicides-state-uruguay/
INE (Uruguay). (2022). Number of suicides in Uruguay in 2021, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081824/number-suicides-state-uruguay/
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Number of suicides in Uruguay in 2021, by state [Graph], INE (Uruguay), December 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081824/number-suicides-state-uruguay/
