Breast cancer death rate in women in Brazil
Brazil: Breast cancer death rate in women was 14.04 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
14.04
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
61st
of 111 countries
All-time high
14.04
in 2022
All-time low
9.64
in 1979
Years of data
44
1979–2022
Breast cancer death rate in women in Brazil, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 14.04 for breast cancer death rate in women in 2022. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, breast cancer death rate in women in Brazil peaked at 14.04 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.64, in 1979.
Brazil ranks 61st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Breast cancer death rate in women in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 9.64 | — |
| 1980 | 10.05 | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 10.25 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 10.45 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 10.02 | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 10.15 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 10.59 | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 10.26 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 11.36 | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 11.12 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 11.52 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 11.72 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 11.47 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 11.85 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 11.95 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 12.28 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 11.85 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 11.8 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 12.22 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 12.41 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 12.15 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 12.04 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 12.12 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 12.15 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 12.19 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 12.33 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 12.42 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 12.73 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 12.54 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 12.91 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 12.66 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 13.02 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 13.09 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 13 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 13.16 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 13.12 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 13.37 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 13.53 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 13.64 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.89 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 13.76 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 13.3 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 13.64 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 14.04 | +3.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 14.04 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.04, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 14.04 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.04, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.64 | 9.64 | 9.64 | 1 |
| 1980s | 10.58 | 10.02 | 11.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.97 | 11.47 | 12.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.41 | 12.04 | 12.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.36 | 13 | 13.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.66 | 13.3 | 14.04 | 3 |
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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 14.04 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 14.04 in 2022.
- What is the lowest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.64 in 1979.
- How does Brazil rank for breast cancer death rate in women?
- Brazil ranks 61st out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is breast cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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