Suicide mortality rate in Brazil
Brazil: Suicide mortality rate was 7.59 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 7.59 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Brazil peaked at 7.59 per 100,000 population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.23 per 100,000 population, in 2000.
That places Brazil 90th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.89 per 100,000 population | 4.23 per 100,000 population | 5.42 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.06 per 100,000 population | 5.25 per 100,000 population | 6.89 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.26 per 100,000 population | 6.93 per 100,000 population | 7.59 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 87 Guinea-Bissau 7.67 per 100,000 population compare
- 88 Burundi 7.65 per 100,000 population compare
- 89 El Salvador 7.63 per 100,000 population compare
- 91 Malawi 7.57 per 100,000 population compare
- 92 Ecuador 7.56 per 100,000 population compare
- 93 Cote d'Ivoire 7.39 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Brazil
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.41 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 1.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1.47 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 69.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.47 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 41.26 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 20.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.41 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 1.48 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Brazil?
- Suicide mortality rate in Brazil was 7.59 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 7.59 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.23 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Brazil ranks 90th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).