Brazil vs United States of America: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Brazil
33.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United States of America
33.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Brazil rank
13th
United States of America rank
12th
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Brazil
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 33.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 33.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was United States of America ahead.
Brazil ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 12th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1980s | 28.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 31.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 27.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5989 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 28.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 28.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unintentional injuries death rate by age group, Brazil or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 33.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 33.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Brazil and United States of America?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Brazil ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 12th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Unintentional injuries death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from unintentional injuries per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.