Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Brazil
Brazil: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) was 3.9 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
3.9 per 100,000 female population
Change on year
up 14.4%
World rank
81st
of 185 countries
All-time high
3.9 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
All-time low
1.79 per 100,000 female population
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Suicide mortality rate, female in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, female in Brazil is 3.9 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Brazil peaked at 3.9 per 100,000 female population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.79 per 100,000 female population, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 81st of 185 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 mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.79 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 2 per 100,000 female population | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 2.15 per 100,000 female population | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 2.04 per 100,000 female population | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 2.14 per 100,000 female population | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.23 per 100,000 female population | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.26 per 100,000 female population | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.36 per 100,000 female population | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 2.42 per 100,000 female population | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.4 per 100,000 female population | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.5 per 100,000 female population | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.56 per 100,000 female population | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.69 per 100,000 female population | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 2.67 per 100,000 female population | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.58 per 100,000 female population | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.8 per 100,000 female population | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 2.73 per 100,000 female population | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.04 per 100,000 female population | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 3.13 per 100,000 female population | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.27 per 100,000 female population | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 3.41 per 100,000 female population | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 3.9 per 100,000 female population | +14.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 3.9 per 100,000 female population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.15 per 100,000 female population, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 3.9 per 100,000 female population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.22 per 100,000 female population, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.18 per 100,000 female population | 1.79 per 100,000 female population | 2.42 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8 per 100,000 female population | 2.5 per 100,000 female population | 3.27 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 per 100,000 female population | 3.41 per 100,000 female population | 3.9 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 78 Central African Republic 3.96 per 100,000 female population compare
- 79 Liberia 3.92 per 100,000 female population compare
- 80 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.91 per 100,000 female population compare
- 82 Burundi 3.89 per 100,000 female population compare
- 83 Guinea-Bissau 3.86 per 100,000 female population compare
- 84 Angola 3.85 per 100,000 female population compare
- 84 South Sudan 3.85 per 100,000 female population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Brazil?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Brazil was 3.9 per 100,000 female population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9 per 100,000 female population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 per 100,000 female population in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Brazil ranks 81st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).