Share of deaths from major causes in Brazil
Brazil: Share of deaths from major causes was 4.95 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of deaths from major causes in Brazil, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of deaths from major causes in Brazil stood at 4.95.
The figure is up 25.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from major causes in Brazil peaked at 5.13 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.29, in 1979.
That places Brazil 30th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of deaths from major causes in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3.29 | — |
| 1980 | 3.38 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 3.37 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 3.41 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 3.46 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 3.5 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3.64 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 3.76 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 3.87 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 3.88 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 3.93 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 3.87 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 4.07 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 4.13 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 4.16 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 4.17 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 4.19 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 4.29 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 4.41 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 4.38 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 4.46 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 4.54 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 4.61 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 4.65 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.67 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.75 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 4.97 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 5.03 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.12 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.13 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.09 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 5.1 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.1 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.12 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.11 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.11 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.08 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.04 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.03 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.11 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 5.09 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.28 | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 3.94 | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 4.95 | +25.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 4.95 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.48, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 4.95 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.54, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of deaths from major causes in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +25.5% | 3.94 | 4.95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.29 | 3.29 | 3.29 | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.62 | 3.37 | 3.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.21 | 3.87 | 4.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.86 | 4.54 | 5.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.09 | 5.03 | 5.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.39 | 3.94 | 4.95 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from major causes in Brazil?
- Share of deaths from major causes in Brazil was 4.95 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from major causes recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 5.13 in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from major causes recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.29 in 1979.
- How does Brazil rank for share of deaths from major causes?
- Brazil ranks 30th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of deaths from major causes rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 Share of deaths from major causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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