Homicides in Brazil
Brazil: Homicides was 69,651 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 69,651 deaths for homicides in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Brazil peaked at 69,651 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56,490 deaths, in 2000.
That places Brazil 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59,393 deaths | 56,490 deaths | 62,219 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,367 deaths | 60,598 deaths | 68,886 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,494 deaths | 69,338 deaths | 69,651 deaths | 2 |
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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 homicides in Brazil?
- Homicides in Brazil was 69,651 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 69,651 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,490 deaths in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for homicides?
- Brazil ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.