Brazil vs Guyana: Share of deaths from homicide
Brazil
2.5%
in 2021
Guyana
2.3%
in 2020
Brazil rank
12th
Guyana rank
14th
Share of deaths from homicide over time
- Brazil
- Guyana
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Guyana, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 12th and Guyana ranks 14th of 113 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.5% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 0.7% | 2.2% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 0.8% | 3.2% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.4% | 2.4% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.2% | 2.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 0.7% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Brazil or Guyana?
- Brazil, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Guyana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Brazil and Guyana?
- 0.2%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Guyana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Guyana rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?
- Brazil ranks 12th and Guyana ranks 14th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.