Child homicide rate in Brazil
Brazil: Child homicide rate was 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Child homicide rate in Brazil, 1979–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child homicide rate in Brazil is 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Brazil peaked at 18.88 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1979.
Brazil ranks 3rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 1 Venezuela 20.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 2 El Salvador 14.8 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 4 Colombia 9.34 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 5 Puerto Rico 7.43 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 7.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Brazil
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 278,966 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6,306 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.784 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.91 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.882 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.784 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.528 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.704 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Brazil?
- Child homicide rate in Brazil was 10.32 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 child homicide rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 18.88 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 1979.
- How does Brazil rank for child homicide rate?
- Brazil ranks 3rd out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Child homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.