Brazil vs Nicaragua: Death rate from drowning
Brazil
2.06 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Nicaragua
1.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Brazil rank
120th
Nicaragua rank
123rd
Death rate from drowning over time
- Brazil
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 120th and Nicaragua ranks 123rd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.011 deaths per 100,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.032 deaths per 100,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from drowning, Brazil or Nicaragua?
- Brazil, at 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Nicaragua as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Brazil and Nicaragua?
- 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nicaragua?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Nicaragua rank globally for death rate from drowning?
- Brazil ranks 120th and Nicaragua ranks 123rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.