Number of deaths in Brazil

Brazil: Number of deaths was 1.49 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.49 million
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
9th
of 229 countries
All-time high
1.75 million
in 2021
All-time low
910,275
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of deaths in Brazil, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of deaths in Brazil is 1.49 million, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths in Brazil peaked at 1.75 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 910,275, in 1950.

That places Brazil 9th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of deaths in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths in Brazil, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 910,275
1951 916,724 +0.7%
1952 923,497 +0.7%
1953 932,400 +1.0%
1954 940,725 +0.9%
1955 948,644 +0.8%
1956 956,301 +0.8%
1957 963,630 +0.8%
1958 971,334 +0.8%
1959 978,226 +0.7%
1960 983,863 +0.6%
1961 989,683 +0.6%
1962 995,329 +0.6%
1963 999,568 +0.4%
1964 1.00 million +0.3%
1965 1.00 million +0.1%
1966 1.00 million -0.0%
1967 1.00 million -0.2%
1968 996,444 -0.5%
1969 996,175 -0.0%
1970 998,067 +0.2%
1971 1.00 million +0.3%
1972 1.00 million +0.3%
1973 1.01 million +0.6%
1974 1.02 million +0.5%
1975 1.02 million +0.3%
1976 1.02 million +0.5%
1977 1.03 million +0.5%
1978 1.03 million +0.4%
1979 1.04 million +0.4%
1980 1.04 million +0.3%
1981 1.04 million +0.2%
1982 1.04 million +0.1%
1983 1.05 million +0.0%
1984 1.04 million -0.1%
1985 1.04 million -0.2%
1986 1.04 million -0.1%
1987 1.04 million -0.2%
1988 1.04 million -0.1%
1989 1.04 million +0.1%
1990 1.04 million +0.2%
1991 1.04 million +0.3%
1992 1.05 million +0.3%
1993 1.05 million +0.5%
1994 1.05 million +0.2%
1995 1.06 million +0.3%
1996 1.06 million +0.3%
1997 1.07 million +0.4%
1998 1.07 million +0.9%
1999 1.08 million +0.6%
2000 1.09 million +0.5%
2001 1.09 million +0.4%
2002 1.09 million +0.2%
2003 1.09 million -0.3%
2004 1.09 million -0.1%
2005 1.09 million +0.0%
2006 1.09 million +0.0%
2007 1.09 million +0.3%
2008 1.10 million +0.7%
2009 1.11 million +1.0%
2010 1.12 million +1.1%
2011 1.14 million +1.6%
2012 1.16 million +1.5%
2013 1.18 million +1.6%
2014 1.20 million +2.1%
2015 1.22 million +1.6%
2016 1.27 million +3.8%
2017 1.28 million +1.2%
2018 1.31 million +2.0%
2019 1.34 million +2.5%
2020 1.57 million +16.9%
2021 1.75 million +12.0%
2022 1.59 million -9.6%
2023 1.49 million -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 944,176 910,275 978,226 10
1960s 997,089 983,863 1.00 million 10
1970s 1.02 million 998,067 1.04 million 10
1980s 1.04 million 1.04 million 1.05 million 10
1990s 1.06 million 1.04 million 1.08 million 10
2000s 1.09 million 1.09 million 1.11 million 10
2010s 1.22 million 1.12 million 1.34 million 10
2020s 1.60 million 1.49 million 1.75 million 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 6 Niue 27 compare
  2. 6 Russia 1.79 million compare
  3. 7 Pakistan 1.60 million compare
  4. 7 Tokelau 2 compare
  5. 8 Japan 1.52 million compare
  6. 10 Germany 1.03 million compare
  7. 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 901,849 compare
  8. 12 Bangladesh 859,073 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths in Brazil?
Number of deaths in Brazil was 1.49 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.75 million in 2021.
What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 910,275 in 1950.
How does Brazil rank for number of deaths?
Brazil ranks 9th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of deaths rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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 Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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