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Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age in Brazil

Brazil: Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age was 0.0071 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0071 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 60.5%
World rank
14th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0448 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
All-time low
0.0069 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age in Brazil, 2000–2021

0.010.020.030.042000201020212000: 0.027 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.012 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.007 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.023 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.012 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.022 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.018 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.018 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.027 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.024 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.032 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.023 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.045 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.027 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.025 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.036 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.015 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.018 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.007 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2021, alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age in Brazil stood at 0.0071 deaths per 100,000 people.

The figure is down 60.5% on the previous year and down 64.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age in Brazil peaked at 0.0448 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.

That places Brazil 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age in Brazil, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
2000 0.0268 deaths per 100,000 people —
2001 0.0116 deaths per 100,000 people -56.8%
2002 0.0069 deaths per 100,000 people -40.1%
2003 0.0229 deaths per 100,000 people +230.0%
2004 0.0116 deaths per 100,000 people -49.5%
2005 0.0219 deaths per 100,000 people +89.0%
2006 0.0176 deaths per 100,000 people -19.4%
2007 0.0179 deaths per 100,000 people +1.5%
2008 0.0103 deaths per 100,000 people -42.4%
2009 0.0268 deaths per 100,000 people +160.4%
2010 0.0241 deaths per 100,000 people -10.3%
2011 0.0198 deaths per 100,000 people -17.6%
2012 0.0319 deaths per 100,000 people +61.0%
2013 0.0227 deaths per 100,000 people -28.9%
2014 0.0448 deaths per 100,000 people +97.4%
2015 0.0266 deaths per 100,000 people -40.7%
2016 0.0252 deaths per 100,000 people -5.0%
2017 0.0298 deaths per 100,000 people +18.1%
2018 0.0362 deaths per 100,000 people +21.4%
2019 0.0151 deaths per 100,000 people -58.3%
2020 0.0179 deaths per 100,000 people +18.6%
2021 0.0071 deaths per 100,000 people -60.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0174 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0069 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0268 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.0276 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0151 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0448 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.0125 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0071 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0179 deaths per 100,000 people 2

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  6. 15 Algeria 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  7. 15 Andorra 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  8. 15 Angola 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  9. 15 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths per 100,000 people
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  13. 15 Austria 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  14. 15 Azerbaijan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  15. 15 Bahamas 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  16. 15 Bahrain 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  17. 15 Bangladesh 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  18. 15 Barbados 0 deaths per 100,000 people
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  21. 15 Belize 0 deaths per 100,000 people
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  24. 15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  25. 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  26. 15 Botswana 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  27. 15 Brunei Darussalam 0 deaths per 100,000 people
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  29. 15 Burkina Faso 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  30. 15 Burundi 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  31. 15 Cambodia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  32. 15 Cameroon 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  33. 15 Cape Verde 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  34. 15 Central African Republic 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  35. 15 Chad 0 deaths per 100,000 people
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  37. 15 China 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  38. 15 Comoros 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  39. 15 Congo 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  40. 15 Cook Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  41. 15 Côte d'Ivoire 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  42. 15 Croatia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
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  46. 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  47. 15 Denmark 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  48. 15 Djibouti 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  49. 15 Dominica 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  50. 15 Dominican Republic 0 deaths per 100,000 people
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  103. 15 Mali 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  104. 15 Malta 0 deaths per 100,000 people
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Frequently asked questions

What is alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age in Brazil?
Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age in Brazil was 0.0071 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 alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.0448 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
What is the lowest alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
How does Brazil rank for alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age?
Brazil ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.4%. 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 Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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