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Unintentional injuries death rate by age group in Brazil

Brazil: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group was 33.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
33.05 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 39.9%
World rank
13th
of 111 countries
All-time high
35.51 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1986
All-time low
23.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
43
1979–2021

Unintentional injuries death rate by age group in Brazil, 1979–2021

0102030401979200020211979: 25.9 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 26.6 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 25.5 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 28.6 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 31.3 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 31.2 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 32.7 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 35.5 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 24.6 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 25.9 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 27.1 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 27.3 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 29.3 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 31.2 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 31.8 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 31.8 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 32.1 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 35.1 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 33.8 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 29.9 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 28.8 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 27.5 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 24.2 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 26.6 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 26 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 28.4 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 28.2 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 26.8 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 26 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 28.2 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 28.3 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 27.2 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 28.5 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 28.6 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 29.8 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 28.3 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 28.6 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 29.2 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 27.7 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 27.3 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 25.9 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 23.6 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 33 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 33.05 deaths per 100,000 people for unintentional injuries death rate by age group in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.9% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unintentional injuries death rate by age group in Brazil peaked at 35.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 1986 and was at its lowest, 23.62 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.

That places Brazil 13th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.

Unintentional injuries death rate by age group in Brazil, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1979 25.92 deaths per 100,000 people —
1980 26.64 deaths per 100,000 people +2.8%
1981 25.51 deaths per 100,000 people -4.3%
1982 28.58 deaths per 100,000 people +12.0%
1983 31.32 deaths per 100,000 people +9.6%
1984 31.15 deaths per 100,000 people -0.5%
1985 32.7 deaths per 100,000 people +5.0%
1986 35.51 deaths per 100,000 people +8.6%
1987 24.61 deaths per 100,000 people -30.7%
1988 25.87 deaths per 100,000 people +5.1%
1989 27.12 deaths per 100,000 people +4.8%
1990 27.26 deaths per 100,000 people +0.5%
1991 29.33 deaths per 100,000 people +7.6%
1992 31.21 deaths per 100,000 people +6.4%
1993 31.81 deaths per 100,000 people +1.9%
1994 31.83 deaths per 100,000 people +0.1%
1995 32.07 deaths per 100,000 people +0.7%
1996 35.05 deaths per 100,000 people +9.3%
1997 33.81 deaths per 100,000 people -3.5%
1998 29.86 deaths per 100,000 people -11.7%
1999 28.79 deaths per 100,000 people -3.6%
2000 27.48 deaths per 100,000 people -4.5%
2001 24.15 deaths per 100,000 people -12.1%
2002 26.64 deaths per 100,000 people +10.3%
2003 26.02 deaths per 100,000 people -2.3%
2004 28.42 deaths per 100,000 people +9.2%
2005 28.23 deaths per 100,000 people -0.6%
2006 26.78 deaths per 100,000 people -5.2%
2007 25.97 deaths per 100,000 people -3.0%
2008 28.16 deaths per 100,000 people +8.5%
2009 28.35 deaths per 100,000 people +0.7%
2010 27.19 deaths per 100,000 people -4.1%
2011 28.49 deaths per 100,000 people +4.8%
2012 28.63 deaths per 100,000 people +0.5%
2013 29.76 deaths per 100,000 people +4.0%
2014 28.33 deaths per 100,000 people -4.8%
2015 28.55 deaths per 100,000 people +0.8%
2016 29.15 deaths per 100,000 people +2.1%
2017 27.71 deaths per 100,000 people -5.0%
2018 27.29 deaths per 100,000 people -1.5%
2019 25.94 deaths per 100,000 people -4.9%
2020 23.62 deaths per 100,000 people -9.0%
2021 33.05 deaths per 100,000 people +39.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 25.92 deaths per 100,000 people 25.92 deaths per 100,000 people 25.92 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1980s 28.9 deaths per 100,000 people 24.61 deaths per 100,000 people 35.51 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 31.1 deaths per 100,000 people 27.26 deaths per 100,000 people 35.05 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 27.02 deaths per 100,000 people 24.15 deaths per 100,000 people 28.42 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 28.1 deaths per 100,000 people 25.94 deaths per 100,000 people 29.76 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 28.33 deaths per 100,000 people 23.62 deaths per 100,000 people 33.05 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 10 Brunei 34.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 11 Kazakhstan 33.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 12 United States 33.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 14 Maldives 30.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 15 Kyrgyzstan 28.82 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 16 Suriname 27.96 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unintentional injuries death rate by age group in Brazil?
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group in Brazil was 33.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest unintentional injuries death rate by age group recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 35.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 1986.
What is the lowest unintentional injuries death rate by age group recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 23.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
Brazil ranks 13th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is unintentional injuries death rate by age group rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Unintentional injuries death rate by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,797 data points, 1950–2023
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Reported deaths from unintentional injuries per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.