Suicide death rates by sex who in Brazil

Brazil: Suicide death rates by sex who was 7.03 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
7.03
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
117th
of 194 countries
All-time high
7.03
in 2021
All-time low
4.78
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide death rates by sex who in Brazil, 2000–2021

024682000201020212000: 4.82001: 5.22002: 5.12003: 5.12004: 5.12005: 5.32006: 5.32007: 5.42008: 5.62009: 5.52010: 5.32011: 5.52012: 5.62013: 5.72014: 5.72015: 5.92016: 62017: 6.62018: 6.32019: 6.32020: 6.42021: 7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, suicide death rates by sex who in Brazil stood at 7.03. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide death rates by sex who in Brazil peaked at 7.03 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.78, in 2000.

Brazil ranks 117th 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.

Suicide death rates by sex who in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Suicide death rates by sex who in Brazil, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 4.78 —
2001 5.24 +9.7%
2002 5.12 -2.2%
2003 5.06 -1.1%
2004 5.11 +0.9%
2005 5.34 +4.5%
2006 5.25 -1.6%
2007 5.42 +3.1%
2008 5.59 +3.2%
2009 5.52 -1.2%
2010 5.31 -3.9%
2011 5.48 +3.3%
2012 5.58 +1.8%
2013 5.68 +1.8%
2014 5.68 -0.1%
2015 5.89 +3.7%
2016 5.98 +1.6%
2017 6.56 +9.7%
2018 6.3 -3.9%
2019 6.29 -0.2%
2020 6.42 +2.1%
2021 7.03 +9.5%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 7.03 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.85, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 7.03 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.03, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.24 4.78 5.59 10
2010s 5.88 5.31 6.56 10
2020s 6.73 6.42 7.03 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 114 Romania 7.23 compare
  2. 115 Portugal 7.1 compare
  3. 116 Turkmenistan 7.04 compare
  4. 118 Kyrgyzstan 6.99 compare
  5. 119 Mexico 6.88 compare
  6. 120 China 6.82 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide death rates by sex who in Brazil?
Suicide death rates by sex who in Brazil was 7.03 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest suicide death rates by sex who recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 7.03 in 2021.
What is the lowest suicide death rates by sex who recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 4.78 in 2000.
How does Brazil rank for suicide death rates by sex who?
Brazil ranks 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide death rates by sex who rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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 Suicide death rates by sex who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Suicide death rates by sex who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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