Brazil vs Ecuador: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Brazil
21.76 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ecuador
24.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Brazil rank
10th
Ecuador rank
7th
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Brazil
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 24.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.76 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 2.81 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 10th and Ecuador ranks 7th of 111 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 14.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.63 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 22.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.24 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 26.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 27.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 22.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Brazil or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 24.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.76 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Brazil and Ecuador?
- 2.81 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ecuador?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Ecuador rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Ecuador ranks 7th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.