Suicide rate who mdb in Brazil
Brazil: Suicide rate who mdb was 6.86 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
6.86
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
54th
of 111 countries
All-time high
6.86
in 2021
All-time low
3.58
in 1979
Years of data
43
1979–2021
Suicide rate who mdb in Brazil, 1979–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide rate who mdb in Brazil is 6.86, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate who mdb in Brazil peaked at 6.86 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.58, in 1979.
Brazil ranks 54th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.58 | 3.58 | 3.58 | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.95 | 3.71 | 4.28 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.27 | 3.9 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.63 | 4.23 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.25 | 4.75 | 6.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.45 | 6.04 | 6.86 | 2 |
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More health data for Brazil
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,496 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.64 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.60 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.61 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.58 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.59 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate who mdb in Brazil?
- Suicide rate who mdb in Brazil was 6.86 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rate who mdb recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 6.86 in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide rate who mdb recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.58 in 1979.
- How does Brazil rank for suicide rate who mdb?
- Brazil ranks 54th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide rate who mdb rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. 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 rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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