Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Brazil
Brazil: Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who was 11,838 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Brazil stood at 11,838. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Brazil peaked at 11,838 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,018, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 5th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,018 | — |
| 2001 | 6,354 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 6,358 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6,498 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 7,157 | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 7,737 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 8,031 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 8,388 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 8,867 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 8,428 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 8,979 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 9,490 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 9,186 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 9,602 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 9,123 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 9,126 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9,112 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 9,147 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9,218 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8,817 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 11,691 | +32.6% |
| 2021 | 11,838 | +1.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 11,838 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 211.2, 56.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 11,838 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 176.27, 67.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +32.6% | 8,817 | 11,691 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,384 | 6,018 | 8,867 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,180 | 8,817 | 9,602 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,765 | 11,691 | 11,838 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Brazil?
- Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Brazil was 11,838 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 11,838 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,018 in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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 mental health and substance use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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