Number of deaths in Brazil
Brazil: Number of deaths was 1.84 million deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, number of deaths in Brazil stood at 1.84 million deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.4% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in Brazil peaked at 1.84 million deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 990,316 deaths, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 6th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths in Brazil, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 990,316 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 998,724 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.01 million deaths | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million deaths | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million deaths | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.02 million deaths | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.04 million deaths | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.06 million deaths | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.08 million deaths | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.11 million deaths | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million deaths | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.17 million deaths | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million deaths | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million deaths | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.22 million deaths | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.26 million deaths | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.31 million deaths | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.30 million deaths | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million deaths | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.34 million deaths | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.57 million deaths | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 1.84 million deaths | +17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.04 million deaths | 990,316 deaths | 1.11 million deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 million deaths | 1.14 million deaths | 1.34 million deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.70 million deaths | 1.57 million deaths | 1.84 million deaths | 2 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.095 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0989 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in Brazil?
- Number of deaths in Brazil was 1.84 million deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 million deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 990,316 deaths in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for number of deaths?
- Brazil ranks 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes.