Homicide rate who mortality database in Brazil
Brazil: Homicide rate who mortality database was 21.76 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
21.76
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
10th
of 111 countries
All-time high
30.69
in 2017
All-time low
9.43
in 1979
Years of data
43
1979–2021
Homicide rate who mortality database in Brazil, 1979–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, homicide rate who mortality database in Brazil stood at 21.76.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 17.7% 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 43 years of available data.
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 | 22.11 | 21.76 | 22.45 | 2 |
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More health data for Brazil
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,496 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.64 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.60 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.61 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.58 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.59 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in Brazil?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Brazil was 21.76 in 2021, 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 2021.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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 Homicide rate who mortality database. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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