Causes of mortality in Brazil
Brazil: Causes of mortality was 1.47 million Deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Brazil, 1979–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, causes of mortality in Brazil stood at 1.47 million Deaths.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Brazil peaked at 1.83 million Deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 710,702 Deaths, in 1979.
Brazil ranks 4th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Causes of mortality in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 710,702 Deaths | — |
| 1980 | 749,644 Deaths | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 749,355 Deaths | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 740,966 Deaths | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 770,736 Deaths | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 809,190 Deaths | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 787,341 Deaths | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 810,460 Deaths | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 798,818 Deaths | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 833,369 Deaths | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 814,726 Deaths | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 816,434 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 802,292 Deaths | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 825,240 Deaths | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 876,145 Deaths | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 884,879 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 890,258 Deaths | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 906,570 Deaths | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 902,266 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 927,476 Deaths | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 937,521 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 945,439 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 960,735 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 982,126 Deaths | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.00 million Deaths | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.02 million Deaths | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million Deaths | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.03 million Deaths | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.05 million Deaths | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.07 million Deaths | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.10 million Deaths | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million Deaths | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.17 million Deaths | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million Deaths | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.21 million Deaths | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.23 million Deaths | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.26 million Deaths | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.31 million Deaths | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.31 million Deaths | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.32 million Deaths | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.35 million Deaths | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.56 million Deaths | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 1.83 million Deaths | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 1.54 million Deaths | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 1.47 million Deaths | -5.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.47 million Deaths is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 268,371 Deaths, 5.5× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.47 million Deaths is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 420,528 Deaths, 3.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 710,702 Deaths | 710,702 Deaths | 710,702 Deaths | 1 |
| 1980s | 786,460 Deaths | 740,966 Deaths | 833,369 Deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 876,908 Deaths | 802,292 Deaths | 937,521 Deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million Deaths | 945,439 Deaths | 1.10 million Deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million Deaths | 1.14 million Deaths | 1.35 million Deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.60 million Deaths | 1.47 million Deaths | 1.83 million Deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 1 United States 3.09 million Deaths compare
- 1 Türkiye 525,814 Deaths compare
- 2 Russia 1.80 million Deaths compare
- 2 Poland 408,504 Deaths compare
- 3 Croatia 51,275 Deaths compare
- 3 Japan 1.58 million Deaths compare
- 3 Netherlands 172,165 Deaths compare
- 4 Lithuania 37,453 Deaths compare
- 5 Germany 1.03 million Deaths compare
- 5 Latvia 26,316 Deaths compare
- 6 Slovenia 21,506 Deaths compare
- 6 Mexico 778,865 Deaths compare
- 7 Estonia 15,530 Deaths compare
- 7 Italy 666,131 Deaths compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of mortality in Brazil?
- Causes of mortality in Brazil was 1.47 million Deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 million Deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 710,702 Deaths in 1979.
- How does Brazil rank for causes of mortality?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.