Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Brazil
Brazil: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 18.69 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
18.69 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
19th
of 192 countries
All-time high
31.16 per 100,000 people
in 2017
All-time low
18.69 per 100,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Brazil is 18.69 per 100,000 people, 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 per 100,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.69 per 100,000 people, 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 in Brazil, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.07 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 27.2 per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 27.85 per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 28.27 per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 26.49 per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 25.77 per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 26.34 per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 25.31 per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 26.34 per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 26.79 per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 26.99 per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 26.75 per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 28.64 per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 28.64 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.85 per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 28.85 per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 30.12 per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 31.16 per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 27.16 per 100,000 people | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 21.24 per 100,000 people | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 22.87 per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 21.74 per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 21.1 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 20.58 per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 18.69 per 100,000 people | -9.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 18.69 per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.98 per 100,000 people, 6.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 18.69 per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.92 per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.64 per 100,000 people | 25.31 per 100,000 people | 28.27 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.94 per 100,000 people | 21.24 per 100,000 people | 31.16 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 21 per 100,000 people | 18.69 per 100,000 people | 22.87 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 16 Colombia 24.35 per 100,000 people compare
- 17 Honduras 23.92 per 100,000 people compare
- 18 Guatemala 22.76 per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Dominica 18.13 per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Costa Rica 17.12 per 100,000 people compare
- 22 Curaçao 16.92 per 100,000 people compare
- 22 Curacao 16.92 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Brazil
- Red List Index 0.7834 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.19 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 791.36 constant US$ (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 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people 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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