Death rate from road accidents ghe in Brazil
Brazil: Death rate from road accidents ghe was 15.67 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
15.67
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
74th
of 194 countries
All-time high
23.1
in 2012
All-time low
15.67
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from road accidents ghe in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 15.67 for death rate from road accidents ghe in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road accidents ghe in Brazil peaked at 23.1 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.67, in 2021.
Brazil ranks 74th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from road accidents ghe in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.16 | — |
| 2001 | 17.59 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 18.63 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 18.56 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 19.72 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 19.97 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 19.56 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 20.29 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 20.43 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 20.23 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 22.35 | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 22.62 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 23.1 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 21.61 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 22.18 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 19.42 | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 18.69 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 17.52 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 16.32 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 16.4 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.34 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 15.67 | -4.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 15.67 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.69, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 15.67 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.6, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.21 | 17.16 | 20.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.02 | 16.32 | 23.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16 | 15.67 | 16.34 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road accidents ghe in Brazil?
- Death rate from road accidents ghe in Brazil was 15.67 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1 in 2012.
- What is the lowest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.67 in 2021.
- How does Brazil rank for death rate from road accidents ghe?
- Brazil ranks 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road accidents ghe rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from road accidents ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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