Self harm death rates by age in Brazil
Brazil: Self harm death rates by age was 0.4922 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.4922
Change on year
up 32.6%
World rank
67th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.4922
in 2021
All-time low
0.1977
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.4922 for self harm death rates by age in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 32.6% on the previous year and up 108.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Brazil peaked at 0.4922 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1977, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 67th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1977 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2546 | +28.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2451 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2378 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2526 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2471 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2839 | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2823 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2421 | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.256 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2277 | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.236 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2456 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2618 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3047 | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2905 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3048 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3849 | +26.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3637 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3892 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3712 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4922 | +32.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.4922 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.4922 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.376, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2499 | 0.1977 | 0.2839 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3009 | 0.2277 | 0.3892 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4317 | 0.3712 | 0.4922 | 2 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0309 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Brazil?
- Self harm death rates by age in Brazil was 0.4922 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4922 in 2021.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1977 in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Brazil ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.5%. 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 Self harm death rates by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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