Suicide rates by age who mdb in Brazil
Brazil: Suicide rates by age who mdb was 6.89 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
6.89
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
37th
of 110 countries
All-time high
6.93
in 2021
All-time low
2.3
in 1988
Years of data
44
1979–2022
Suicide rates by age who mdb in Brazil, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, suicide rates by age who mdb in Brazil stood at 6.89.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates by age who mdb in Brazil peaked at 6.93 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.3, in 1988.
Brazil ranks 37th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Suicide rates by age who mdb in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2.92 | — |
| 1980 | 3.07 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 3.5 | +14.2% |
| 1982 | 2.77 | -20.9% |
| 1983 | 3.41 | +22.9% |
| 1984 | 2.7 | -20.7% |
| 1985 | 2.37 | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 2.8 | +17.8% |
| 1987 | 2.66 | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 2.3 | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 2.6 | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 2.55 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 2.72 | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 2.64 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 3.09 | +16.8% |
| 1994 | 3.42 | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 3.38 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.75 | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 3.35 | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 3.45 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 3.07 | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 2.92 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 3.92 | +34.2% |
| 2002 | 3.6 | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 3.69 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 3.62 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.56 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.62 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 3.45 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.65 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 3.29 | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 3.52 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 3.65 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 3.92 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 3.85 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.88 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.19 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 4.4 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 5.15 | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 5.3 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 6.36 | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 6.2 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 6.93 | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 6.89 | -0.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 6.89 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.05, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 6.89 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.07, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.92 | 2.92 | 2.92 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.82 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.14 | 2.55 | 3.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 | 2.92 | 3.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.42 | 3.52 | 6.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.67 | 6.2 | 6.93 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates by age who mdb in Brazil?
- Suicide rates by age who mdb in Brazil was 6.89 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates by age who mdb recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 6.93 in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide rates by age who mdb recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 in 1988.
- How does Brazil rank for suicide rates by age who mdb?
- Brazil ranks 37th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is suicide rates by age who mdb rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.1%. 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 rates by age who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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