Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Brazil
Brazil: Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years was 4,823 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Brazil is 4,823, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Brazil peaked at 11,804 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,823, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8,613 | — |
| 2011 | 8,782 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 10,076 | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 10,370 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 11,100 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 10,633 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 11,351 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 11,804 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 9,781 | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 6,930 | -29.1% |
| 2020 | 7,141 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 6,315 | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 5,504 | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 4,941 | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 4,823 | -2.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 4,823 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 156, 30.9× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9,944 | 6,930 | 11,804 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,745 | 4,823 | 7,141 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 936 compare
- 3 Peru 439 compare
- 4 Madagascar 262 compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Brazil?
- Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Brazil was 4,823 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 11,804 in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,823 in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years?
- Brazil ranks 1st out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. 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 Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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