Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Brazil
Brazil: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred was 0.2782 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Brazil, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Brazil is 0.2782 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.1% on the previous year and up 763.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Brazil peaked at 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1989.
Brazil ranks 39th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Brazil, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1992 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1993 | 0.021 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1994 | 0.0176 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0247 deaths per 100,000 people | +40.7% |
| 1996 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0204 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1998 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0.035 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2000 | 0.0167 deaths per 100,000 people | -52.3% |
| 2001 | 0.042 deaths per 100,000 people | +151.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0269 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0194 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0465 deaths per 100,000 people | +140.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0184 deaths per 100,000 people | -60.4% |
| 2006 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2008 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2009 | 0.0208 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0159 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2012 | 0.1331 deaths per 100,000 people | +738.3% |
| 2013 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2015 | 0.0322 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2016 | 0.0723 deaths per 100,000 people | +124.4% |
| 2017 | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +1956.4% |
| 2018 | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7997 deaths per 100,000 people | -37.4% |
| 2020 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +54.5% |
| 2021 | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7884 deaths per 100,000 people | -36.0% |
| 2023 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +43.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7533 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2782 deaths per 100,000 people | -63.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1956.4% | 0.0723 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people |
| 2012 | +738.3% | 0.0159 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1331 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0119 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.035 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0191 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0465 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3819 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9032 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2782 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 36 Papua New Guinea 0.288 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 37 Iraq 0.285 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 38 Ghana 0.2795 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Qatar 0.1926 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 41 Thailand 0.1578 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 42 Philippines 0.1233 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 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 death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Brazil?
- Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Brazil was 0.2782 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1989.
- How does Brazil rank for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Brazil ranks 39th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 763.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Best estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.