Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Brazil
Brazil: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female was 5.6 per 100,000 female population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
5.6 per 100,000 female population
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
106th
of 183 countries
All-time high
9.1 per 100,000 female population
in 2012
All-time low
5.6 per 100,000 female population
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Brazil, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Brazil is 5.6 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Brazil peaked at 9.1 per 100,000 female population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.6 per 100,000 female population, in 2019.
Brazil ranks 106th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 7.6 per 100,000 female population | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 8 per 100,000 female population | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 8.2 per 100,000 female population | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 8.4 per 100,000 female population | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.6 per 100,000 female population | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 8.1 per 100,000 female population | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 8.2 per 100,000 female population | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.4 per 100,000 female population | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 8.3 per 100,000 female population | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 9 per 100,000 female population | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 8.8 per 100,000 female population | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 9.1 per 100,000 female population | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 8.4 per 100,000 female population | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 8.5 per 100,000 female population | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.3 per 100,000 female population | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 7 per 100,000 female population | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 6.7 per 100,000 female population | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 5.8 per 100,000 female population | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 5.6 per 100,000 female population | -3.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 5.6 per 100,000 female population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.2 per 100,000 female population, 78% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 5.6 per 100,000 female population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.5 per 100,000 female population, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.15 per 100,000 female population | 7.6 per 100,000 female population | 8.6 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.62 per 100,000 female population | 5.6 per 100,000 female population | 9.1 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 103 Lebanon 6 per 100,000 female population compare
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- 105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.9 per 100,000 female population compare
- 106 Egypt 5.6 per 100,000 female population compare
- 106 Guyana 5.6 per 100,000 female population compare
- 109 Albania 5.5 per 100,000 female population compare
- 109 Colombia 5.5 per 100,000 female population 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 mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Brazil?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Brazil was 5.6 per 100,000 female population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 per 100,000 female population in 2012.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6 per 100,000 female population in 2019.
- How does Brazil rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, female?
- Brazil ranks 106th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.