Homicide rate who mortality database in Brazil
Brazil: Homicide rate who mortality database was 21.11 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
21.11
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
10th
of 111 countries
All-time high
30.69
in 2017
All-time low
9.43
in 1979
Years of data
44
1979–2022
Homicide rate who mortality database in Brazil, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, homicide rate who mortality database in Brazil stood at 21.11.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in Brazil peaked at 30.69 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.43, in 1979.
Brazil ranks 10th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Homicide rate who mortality database in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 9.43 | — |
| 1980 | 11.45 | +21.4% |
| 1981 | 12.24 | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 12.24 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 13.41 | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 14.88 | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 14.55 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 15.09 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 16.38 | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 16.25 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 19.63 | +20.8% |
| 1990 | 21.44 | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 20.24 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 18.36 | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 19.48 | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 20.42 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 22.88 | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 23.63 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 24.23 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 24.69 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 24.91 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 25.95 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 27.06 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 27.69 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 28.09 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 26.3 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 25.57 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 26.13 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 25.1 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 25.7 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 26.54 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 26.72 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 26.45 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 28.29 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 28.28 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 29.46 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 28.46 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 29.69 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 30.69 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 26.72 | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 20.97 | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 22.45 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 21.76 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 21.11 | -3.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 21.11 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.13, 6.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 21.11 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.02, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.43 | 9.43 | 9.43 | 1 |
| 1980s | 14.61 | 11.45 | 19.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.03 | 18.36 | 24.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.41 | 25.1 | 28.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.57 | 20.97 | 30.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.77 | 21.11 | 22.45 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in Brazil?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Brazil was 21.11 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 30.69 in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.43 in 1979.
- How does Brazil rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 Homicide rate who mortality database. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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