Age-standardized suicide rates in Brazil
Brazil: Age-standardized suicide rates was 6.95 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
6.95
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
110th
of 184 countries
All-time high
6.95
in 2021
All-time low
4.68
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Age-standardized suicide rates in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 6.95 for age-standardized suicide rates in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Brazil peaked at 6.95 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.68, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 110th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.68 | — |
| 2001 | 5.14 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 5.04 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.99 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.03 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 5.27 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 5.19 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.36 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 5.54 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 5.48 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 5.26 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 5.44 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 5.53 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.63 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.63 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.84 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 5.92 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.5 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 6.24 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 6.22 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 6.36 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 6.95 | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.17 | 4.68 | 5.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.82 | 5.26 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.65 | 6.36 | 6.95 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Brazil?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Brazil was 6.95 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 6.95 in 2021.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.68 in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Brazil ranks 110th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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