Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Brazil
Brazil: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.8572 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.8572 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Brazil peaked at 0.8572 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5478 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2005.
That places Brazil 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Brazil, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5631 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.5604 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5612 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5608 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5644 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5478 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5529 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5545 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5612 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.569 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5802 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5903 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5893 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5969 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5999 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6128 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6315 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6258 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6344 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7341 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8572 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5595 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5478 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.569 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6085 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5802 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6344 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7957 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7341 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8572 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 83 Afghanistan 0.8583 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 0.8579 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Suriname 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.8537 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Equatorial Guinea 0.8467 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 89 Myanmar 0.838 deaths per 100,000 people 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 crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Brazil?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Brazil was 0.8572 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8572 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5478 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
- How does Brazil rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Brazil ranks 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.