Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Brazil
Brazil: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate was 4.04 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
4.04
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 111 countries
All-time high
4.35
in 2015
All-time low
2.82
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2022
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Brazil, 1996–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Brazil stood at 4.04.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Brazil peaked at 4.35 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.82, in 1996.
Brazil ranks 24th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.82 | — |
| 1997 | 3.36 | +19.3% |
| 1998 | 3.54 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 3.52 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.68 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 3.75 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.75 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.84 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 3.87 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.07 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 3.97 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.09 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 4.03 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 4.13 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 4.26 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 4.2 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 4.3 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.25 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.33 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.35 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.2 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 4.18 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.12 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.16 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.91 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 4.04 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 4.04 | -0.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 4.04 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.75, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 4.04 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.27, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.31 | 2.82 | 3.54 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.92 | 3.68 | 4.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.23 | 4.12 | 4.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.99 | 3.91 | 4.04 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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Frequently asked questions
- What is brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Brazil?
- Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Brazil was 4.04 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 4.35 in 2015.
- What is the lowest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.82 in 1996.
- How does Brazil rank for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Brazil ranks 24th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is brain and nervous system cancer death rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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