Terrorism deaths rate in Brazil
Brazil: Terrorism deaths rate was 0.0005 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Terrorism deaths rate in Brazil, 1970–2021
Source: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, terrorism deaths rate in Brazil stood at 0.0005 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of down 66.8% on the previous year and down 3.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, terrorism deaths rate in Brazil peaked at 0.0211 deaths per 100,000 people in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1971.
That places Brazil 58th out of 188 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Terrorism deaths rate in Brazil, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0021 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1971 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1973 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1974 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1975 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1976 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1977 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1978 | 0.0009 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1979 | 0.0033 deaths per 100,000 people | +290.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0155 deaths per 100,000 people | +364.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 deaths per 100,000 people | -89.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0211 deaths per 100,000 people | +1219.5% |
| 1983 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1985 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1986 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1987 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1989 | 0.0007 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990 | 0.002 deaths per 100,000 people | +194.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0078 deaths per 100,000 people | +293.1% |
| 1992 | 0.018 deaths per 100,000 people | +129.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0093 deaths per 100,000 people | -48.1% |
| 1995 | 0.008 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0132 deaths per 100,000 people | +66.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0166 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.4% |
| 1998 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2000 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2006 | 0.0005 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2009 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2011 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2012 | 0.0005 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2013 | 0.001 deaths per 100,000 people | +98.3% |
| 2014 | 0.001 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people | +48.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 deaths per 100,000 people | -66.9% |
| 2017 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0048 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2019 | 0.0009 deaths per 100,000 people | -80.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people | +49.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 deaths per 100,000 people | -66.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Terrorism deaths rate in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +1219.5% | 0.0016 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0211 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0033 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0211 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0084 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.018 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0006 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0048 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0005 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 55 United Kingdom 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 57 China 0.0006 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Albania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Andorra 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 59 Angola 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 59 Argentina 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Armenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Australia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Austria 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Azerbaijan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Bahamas 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Bahrain 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Barbados 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Belarus 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Belgium 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Belize 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Benin 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Bhutan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Bolivia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Botswana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Brunei 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 59 Bulgaria 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Cambodia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Comoros 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Costa Rica 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Croatia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Cuba 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Cyprus 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Czechia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Denmark 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Dominica 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 East Timor 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Ecuador 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Eritrea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Estonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Eswatini 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Falkland Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 59 Fiji 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Finland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 French Guiana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 French Polynesia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 59 Gabon 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Gambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Georgia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Ghana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Grenada 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Guadeloupe 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Guatemala 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Guyana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Haiti 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Honduras 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Hong Kong 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Hungary 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Iceland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 59 Ireland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Italy 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Jamaica 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Japan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Jordan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Kazakhstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Kuwait 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Laos 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Lesotho 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Liberia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Lithuania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Luxembourg 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 59 Macao 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Madagascar 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Malawi 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Malaysia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Maldives 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Malta 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Martinique 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 59 Mauritania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Mauritius 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 59 Moldova 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Montenegro 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Morocco 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Namibia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Nepal 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Netherlands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 New Caledonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 New Zealand 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Nicaragua 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 North Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Norway 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Panama 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Papua New Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Poland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Portugal 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Qatar 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Romania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Russia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 59 Saint Lucia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Saudi Arabia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Senegal 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Serbia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Seychelles 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 59 Sierra Leone 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Singapore 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Slovakia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Slovenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Solomon Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 South Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Spain 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Suriname 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Sweden 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Switzerland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Taiwan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Tajikistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Tanzania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Togo 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Turkmenistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Uruguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Uzbekistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Vanuatu 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 59 Vatican 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 59 Vietnam 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Wallis and Futuna 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 59 Western Sahara 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Zambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Zimbabwe 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is terrorism deaths rate in Brazil?
- Terrorism deaths rate in Brazil was 0.0005 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrorism deaths rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0211 deaths per 100,000 people in 1982.
- What is the lowest terrorism deaths rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1971.
- How does Brazil rank for terrorism deaths rate?
- Brazil ranks 58th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Terrorism deaths rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of confirmed deaths from terrorist attacks, including all victims and attackers, per 100,000 people.