Brazil vs United States: Female homicide victims
Brazil
4,202 homicides
in 2023
United States
4,359 homicides
in 2023
Brazil rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd
Female homicide victims over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 4,359 homicides against 4,202 homicides in Brazil, a difference of 157 homicides.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,943 homicides | 4,801 homicides | 1,858 homicides | United States |
| 2000s | 3,921 homicides | 3,718 homicides | 202.94 homicides | Brazil |
| 2010s | 4,575 homicides | 3,425 homicides | 1,149 homicides | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4,234 homicides | 4,640 homicides | 406.39 homicides | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide victims, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 4,359 homicides against 4,202 homicides in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide victims between Brazil and United States?
- 157 homicides, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for female homicide victims?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Female homicide victims. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .