Brazil vs Guyana: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Brazil
21.76 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Guyana
17.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Brazil rank
10th
Guyana rank
12th
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Brazil
- Guyana
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 21.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Guyana, a difference of 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 10th and Guyana ranks 12th of 111 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2312 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 16.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.43 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 22.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 26.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 27.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 22.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.03 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 Guyana?
- Brazil, at 21.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Guyana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Brazil and Guyana?
- 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Guyana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Guyana rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Guyana ranks 12th 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.