Which has higher deaths from alcohol use disorders, Brazil or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 20,193 deaths against 9,134 deaths in Brazil as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from alcohol use disorders between Brazil and Russian Federation?

11,059 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russian Federation?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from alcohol use disorders. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Russian Federation: Deaths from alcohol use disorders

Brazil

9,134 deaths

in 2021

Russian Federation

20,193 deaths

in 2021

Brazil rank

5th

Russian Federation rank

3rd

Deaths from alcohol use disorders over time

Brazil
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 20,193 deaths against 9,134 deaths in Brazil, a difference of 11,059 deaths.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 2.2 times Brazil's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 194 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6,792 deaths	50,160 deaths	43,368 deaths	Russian Federation
2010s	7,370 deaths	26,556 deaths	19,186 deaths	Russian Federation
2020s	9,105 deaths	19,975 deaths	10,870 deaths	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from alcohol use disorders, Brazil or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 20,193 deaths against 9,134 deaths in Brazil as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from alcohol use disorders between Brazil and Russian Federation?: 11,059 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russian Federation?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Russian Federation rank globally for deaths from alcohol use disorders?: Brazil ranks 5th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from alcohol use disorders. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Deaths from alcohol use disorders
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from alcohol use disorders in both sexes.