Suicide mortality rate, male in Brazil
Brazil: Suicide mortality rate, male was 11.4 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, male 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 male population.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate, male in Brazil stood at 11.4 per 100,000 male population. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Brazil peaked at 11.4 per 100,000 male population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.7 per 100,000 male population, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 86th 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, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 7.43 per 100,000 male population | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 7.18 per 100,000 male population | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 7.31 per 100,000 male population | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 7.4 per 100,000 male population | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 7.79 per 100,000 male population | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 7.73 per 100,000 male population | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 8.04 per 100,000 male population | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 8.46 per 100,000 male population | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 8.5 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 8.05 per 100,000 male population | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 8.46 per 100,000 male population | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 8.65 per 100,000 male population | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 8.99 per 100,000 male population | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 9.2 per 100,000 male population | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 9.5 per 100,000 male population | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 9.85 per 100,000 male population | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 10.83 per 100,000 male population | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 10.33 per 100,000 male population | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 10.24 per 100,000 male population | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.56 per 100,000 male population | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 11.4 per 100,000 male population | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.65 per 100,000 male population | 6.7 per 100,000 male population | 8.5 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.41 per 100,000 male population | 8.05 per 100,000 male population | 10.83 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.98 per 100,000 male population | 10.56 per 100,000 male population | 11.4 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 83 Guinea-Bissau 11.57 per 100,000 male population compare
- 84 Mexico 11.56 per 100,000 male population compare
- 85 Burundi 11.47 per 100,000 male population compare
- 87 Fiji 11.25 per 100,000 male population compare
- 87 Zambia 11.25 per 100,000 male population compare
- 89 Botswana 11.19 per 100,000 male population compare
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- 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)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Brazil?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Brazil was 11.4 per 100,000 male 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, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Brazil ranks 86th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. 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, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).