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Breast cancer death rate in women in Brazil

Brazil: Breast cancer death rate in women was 13.64 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
13.64 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
59th
of 111 countries
All-time high
13.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
All-time low
9.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1979
Years of data
43
1979–2021

Breast cancer death rate in women in Brazil, 1979–2021

0510151979200020211979: 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 10 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 10.3 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 10.4 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 10 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 10.1 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 10.6 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 10.3 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 11.4 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 11.1 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 11.5 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 11.7 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 11.5 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 11.8 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 11.9 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 12.3 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 11.9 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 11.8 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 12.2 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 12.4 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 12.2 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 12 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 12.1 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 12.2 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 12.2 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 12.3 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 12.4 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 12.7 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 12.5 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 12.9 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 12.7 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 13 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 13.1 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 13 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 13.2 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 13.1 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 13.4 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 13.5 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 13.6 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 13.9 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 13.8 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 13.3 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 13.6 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 13.64 deaths per 100,000 people for breast cancer death rate in women in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, breast cancer death rate in women in Brazil peaked at 13.89 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.64 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1979.

Brazil ranks 59th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Breast cancer death rate in women in Brazil, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1979 9.64 deaths per 100,000 people —
1980 10.05 deaths per 100,000 people +4.2%
1981 10.25 deaths per 100,000 people +2.1%
1982 10.45 deaths per 100,000 people +1.9%
1983 10.02 deaths per 100,000 people -4.1%
1984 10.15 deaths per 100,000 people +1.2%
1985 10.59 deaths per 100,000 people +4.3%
1986 10.26 deaths per 100,000 people -3.1%
1987 11.36 deaths per 100,000 people +10.7%
1988 11.12 deaths per 100,000 people -2.2%
1989 11.52 deaths per 100,000 people +3.6%
1990 11.72 deaths per 100,000 people +1.8%
1991 11.47 deaths per 100,000 people -2.2%
1992 11.85 deaths per 100,000 people +3.3%
1993 11.95 deaths per 100,000 people +0.8%
1994 12.28 deaths per 100,000 people +2.8%
1995 11.85 deaths per 100,000 people -3.4%
1996 11.8 deaths per 100,000 people -0.5%
1997 12.22 deaths per 100,000 people +3.6%
1998 12.41 deaths per 100,000 people +1.5%
1999 12.15 deaths per 100,000 people -2.0%
2000 12.04 deaths per 100,000 people -1.0%
2001 12.12 deaths per 100,000 people +0.7%
2002 12.15 deaths per 100,000 people +0.3%
2003 12.19 deaths per 100,000 people +0.3%
2004 12.33 deaths per 100,000 people +1.1%
2005 12.42 deaths per 100,000 people +0.7%
2006 12.73 deaths per 100,000 people +2.5%
2007 12.54 deaths per 100,000 people -1.5%
2008 12.91 deaths per 100,000 people +3.0%
2009 12.66 deaths per 100,000 people -1.9%
2010 13.02 deaths per 100,000 people +2.8%
2011 13.09 deaths per 100,000 people +0.5%
2012 13 deaths per 100,000 people -0.6%
2013 13.16 deaths per 100,000 people +1.2%
2014 13.12 deaths per 100,000 people -0.3%
2015 13.37 deaths per 100,000 people +1.9%
2016 13.53 deaths per 100,000 people +1.2%
2017 13.64 deaths per 100,000 people +0.8%
2018 13.89 deaths per 100,000 people +1.8%
2019 13.76 deaths per 100,000 people -1.0%
2020 13.3 deaths per 100,000 people -3.3%
2021 13.64 deaths per 100,000 people +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.64 deaths per 100,000 people 9.64 deaths per 100,000 people 9.64 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1980s 10.58 deaths per 100,000 people 10.02 deaths per 100,000 people 11.52 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 11.97 deaths per 100,000 people 11.47 deaths per 100,000 people 12.41 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 12.41 deaths per 100,000 people 12.04 deaths per 100,000 people 12.91 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 13.36 deaths per 100,000 people 13 deaths per 100,000 people 13.89 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 13.47 deaths per 100,000 people 13.3 deaths per 100,000 people 13.64 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 56 Greece 13.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 57 Austria 13.92 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 58 Lithuania 13.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 60 Suriname 13.51 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 61 Estonia 13.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 62 United States of America 13.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is breast cancer death rate in women in Brazil?
Breast cancer death rate in women in Brazil was 13.64 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 13.89 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
What is the lowest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 9.64 deaths per 100,000 people in 1979.
How does Brazil rank for breast cancer death rate in women?
Brazil ranks 59th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is breast cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Breast cancer death rate in women
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,880 data points, 1950–2023
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