Suicides of children and adolescents in Brazil
Brazil: Suicides of children and adolescents was 1,002 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,002
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
1st
of 17 countries
All-time high
1,293
in 2021
All-time low
2.1
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Suicides of children and adolescents in Brazil, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicides of children and adolescents in Brazil is 1,002, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in Brazil peaked at 1,293 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.1 | — |
| 2008 | 728 | +34496.3% |
| 2009 | 672 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 706 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 733 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 792 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 785 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 814 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 854 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 897 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1,047 | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 1,049 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,211 | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 1,168 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 1,293 | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 1,256 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 1,120 | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 1,002 | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 467.37 | 2.1 | 728 | 3 |
| 2010s | 888.8 | 706 | 1,211 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,168 | 1,002 | 1,293 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 2 Madagascar 88 compare
- 3 Puerto Rico 76 compare
- 4 Panama 71 compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0119 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicides of children and adolescents in Brazil?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in Brazil was 1,002 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1,293 in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 2007.
- How does Brazil rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- Brazil ranks 1st out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Suicides of children and adolescents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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