Homicide rate who age standardized in Brazil
Brazil: Homicide rate who age standardized was 21.76 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
21.76
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
10th
of 111 countries
All-time high
30.69
in 2017
All-time low
9.43
in 1979
Years of data
43
1979–2021
Homicide rate who age standardized in Brazil, 1979–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate who age standardized in Brazil is 21.76, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who age standardized in Brazil peaked at 30.69 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.43, in 1979.
That places Brazil 10th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 9.43 | 9.43 | 9.43 | 1 |
| 1980s | 14.61 | 11.45 | 19.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.03 | 18.36 | 24.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.41 | 25.1 | 28.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.57 | 20.97 | 30.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.11 | 21.76 | 22.45 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who age standardized in Brazil?
- Homicide rate who age standardized in Brazil was 21.76 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 30.69 in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.43 in 1979.
- How does Brazil rank for homicide rate who age standardized?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate who age standardized rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who age standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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