Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Brazil
Brazil: Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 was 39,625 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39,625
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
1st
of 36 countries
All-time high
63,788
in 2017
All-time low
25,967
in 1992
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 39,625 for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Brazil peaked at 63,788 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25,967, in 1992.
Brazil ranks 1st of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29,301 | — |
| 1991 | 28,148 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 25,967 | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 28,013 | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 29,851 | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 34,000 | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 38,894 | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 40,507 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 41,950 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 42,914 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 45,375 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 47,955 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 49,710 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 51,064 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 48,394 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 47,593 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 49,165 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 47,731 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 50,135 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 51,461 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 52,289 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 52,233 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 56,388 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 56,845 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 59,733 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 58,184 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 61,208 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 63,788 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 55,980 | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 44,073 | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 47,722 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 45,562 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 44,367 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 43,443 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 39,625 | -8.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 39,625 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 488.5, 81.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 39,625 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 771, 51.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,954 | 25,967 | 42,914 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,858 | 45,375 | 51,461 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,072 | 44,073 | 63,788 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,144 | 39,625 | 47,722 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Brazil?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Brazil was 39,625 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 63,788 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,967 in 1992.
- How does Brazil rank for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1?
- Brazil ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (SDG database). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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