Deaths from road injuries in Brazil
Brazil: Deaths from road injuries was 33,586 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
33,586
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
5th
of 194 countries
All-time high
46,201
in 2012
All-time low
30,184
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from road injuries in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from road injuries in Brazil stood at 33,586.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Brazil peaked at 46,201 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30,184, 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 road injuries in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30,184 | — |
| 2001 | 31,349 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 33,622 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 33,897 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 36,426 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 37,300 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 36,934 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 38,711 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 39,359 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 39,349 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 43,876 | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 44,820 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 46,201 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 43,588 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 45,137 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 39,849 | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 38,665 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 36,521 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 34,299 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 34,726 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 34,840 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 33,586 | -3.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 33,586 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 575.71, 58.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 33,586 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 798, 42.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35,713 | 30,184 | 39,359 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,768 | 34,299 | 46,201 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,213 | 33,586 | 34,840 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Brazil?
- Deaths from road injuries in Brazil was 33,586 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 46,201 in 2012.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,184 in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. 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 road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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