Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Brazil
Brazil: Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years was 16.36 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.36
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
8th
of 17 countries
All-time high
36.67
in 2017
All-time low
16.36
in 2024
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 16.36 for homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Brazil peaked at 36.67 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.36, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25 | — |
| 2011 | 25.62 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 29.59 | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 30.71 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 33.19 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 32.16 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 34.75 | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 36.67 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 30.87 | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 22.21 | -28.1% |
| 2020 | 23.24 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 20.83 | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 18.36 | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 16.64 | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 16.36 | -1.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 16.36 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.69, 98% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.08 | 22.21 | 36.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.09 | 16.36 | 23.24 | 5 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Brazil?
- Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Brazil was 16.36 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 36.67 in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.36 in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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