Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Brazil
Brazil: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 34.66 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
34.66 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
18th
of 138 countries
All-time high
58.17 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2017
All-time low
30.93 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Brazil stood at 34.66 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Brazil peaked at 58.17 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30.93 homicides per 100,000 population, in 1992.
Brazil ranks 18th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Brazil, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.23 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 1991 | 33.92 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 30.93 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 32.8 homicides per 100,000 population | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 34.37 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 38.45 homicides per 100,000 population | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 43.05 homicides per 100,000 population | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 44.5 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 45.66 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 46.11 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 48.12 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 50.31 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 51.67 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 52.55 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 49.15 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 47.7 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 48.73 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 47 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 48.84 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 49.57 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 49.85 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 49.33 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 53 homicides per 100,000 population | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 52.99 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 55.43 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 53.69 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 56.29 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 58.17 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 50.5 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 39.37 homicides per 100,000 population | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 39.51 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 36.9 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 36.32 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 34.66 homicides per 100,000 population | -4.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 34.66 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 homicides per 100,000 population, 4.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 34.66 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.39 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 30.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 46.11 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 47 homicides per 100,000 population | 52.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 39.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 58.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 34.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 39.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 15 Dominica 45.05 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 16 Mexico 44.88 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 17 Guatemala 40.24 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 19 Costa Rica 33.09 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 20 Curacao 32.62 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 21 Puerto Rico 27.69 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Brazil
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 278,966 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,306 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,306 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0013 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Brazil?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Brazil was 34.66 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 58.17 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.93 homicides per 100,000 population in 1992.
- How does Brazil rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Brazil ranks 18th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.