Deaths from alcohol use disorders ghe in Brazil

Brazil: Deaths from alcohol use disorders ghe was 9,134 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
9,134
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
5th
of 194 countries
All-time high
9,134
in 2021
All-time low
5,612
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from alcohol use disorders ghe in Brazil, 2000–2021

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2000201020212000: 5.6k2001: 5.9k2002: 5.9k2003: 6.0k2004: 6.6k2005: 7.2k2006: 7.4k2007: 7.7k2008: 8.0k2009: 7.5k2010: 7.8k2011: 8.1k2012: 7.7k2013: 7.8k2014: 7.3k2015: 7.2k2016: 7.0k2017: 7.0k2018: 7.1k2019: 6.8k2020: 9.1k2021: 9.1k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 9,134 for deaths from alcohol use disorders ghe in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from alcohol use disorders ghe in Brazil peaked at 9,134 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,612, in 2000.

That places Brazil 5th 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.

Deaths from alcohol use disorders ghe in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from alcohol use disorders ghe in Brazil, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 5,612 —
2001 5,916 +5.4%
2002 5,927 +0.2%
2003 6,033 +1.8%
2004 6,646 +10.2%
2005 7,170 +7.9%
2006 7,376 +2.9%
2007 7,663 +3.9%
2008 8,030 +4.8%
2009 7,546 -6.0%
2010 7,783 +3.1%
2011 8,124 +4.4%
2012 7,669 -5.6%
2013 7,803 +1.7%
2014 7,261 -6.9%
2015 7,167 -1.3%
2016 7,036 -1.8%
2017 7,000 -0.5%
2018 7,062 +0.9%
2019 6,799 -3.7%
2020 9,076 +33.5%
2021 9,134 +0.6%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 9,134 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.38, 91.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 9,134 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 102.12, 89.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Deaths from alcohol use disorders ghe 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +33.5% 6,799 9,076

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,792 5,612 8,030 10
2010s 7,370 6,799 8,124 10
2020s 9,105 9,076 9,134 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 United States 20,214 compare
  2. 3 Russia 20,193 compare
  3. 4 China 18,438 compare
  4. 6 Germany 5,789 compare
  5. 7 Poland 5,525 compare
  6. 8 Ukraine 4,808 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from alcohol use disorders ghe in Brazil?
Deaths from alcohol use disorders ghe in Brazil was 9,134 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from alcohol use disorders ghe recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 9,134 in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths from alcohol use disorders ghe recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 5,612 in 2000.
How does Brazil rank for deaths from alcohol use disorders ghe?
Brazil ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from alcohol use disorders ghe rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from alcohol use disorders ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from alcohol use disorders ghe
Source
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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