Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Brazil
Brazil: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by was 18.69 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Brazil is 18.69, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Brazil peaked at 31.16 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.69, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 19th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.07 | — |
| 2001 | 27.2 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 27.85 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 28.27 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 26.49 | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 25.77 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 26.34 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 25.31 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 26.34 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 26.79 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 26.99 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 26.75 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 28.64 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 28.64 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.85 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 28.85 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 30.12 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 31.16 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 27.16 | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 21.24 | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 22.87 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 21.74 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 21.1 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 20.58 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 18.69 | -9.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 18.69 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.98, 6.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 18.69 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.92, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.64 | 25.31 | 28.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.94 | 21.24 | 31.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21 | 18.69 | 22.87 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More development goals data for Brazil
- Red List Index 0.7834 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.19 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 791.36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 100 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 36 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 60 (2025)
- Infant deaths 31,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Brazil?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Brazil was 18.69 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 31.16 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.69 in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Brazil ranks 19th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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