Mortality from ncds gender in Brazil
Brazil: Mortality from ncds gender was 17.3 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
17.3
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
124th
of 185 countries
All-time high
24.8
in 2000
All-time low
17.3
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mortality from ncds gender in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, mortality from ncds gender in Brazil stood at 17.3. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from ncds gender in Brazil peaked at 24.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.3, in 2021.
Brazil ranks 124th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality from ncds gender in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.8 | — |
| 2001 | 24.3 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 23.7 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 23.5 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 23.3 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 22.2 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 21.9 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 21.5 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 21.4 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 20.9 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 20.8 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 20.6 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 20.1 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 19.9 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 19.4 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 19.3 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 19.5 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 18.8 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 18.4 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 18 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 17.6 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 17.3 | -1.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 17.3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.9, 83% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 17.3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.55, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.75 | 20.9 | 24.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.48 | 18 | 20.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.45 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from ncds gender in Brazil?
- Mortality from ncds gender in Brazil was 17.3 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3 in 2021.
- How does Brazil rank for mortality from ncds gender?
- Brazil ranks 124th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from ncds gender rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality from ncds gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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