Female homicide victims in Brazil
Brazil: Female homicide victims was 4,202 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4,202
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
3rd
of 138 countries
All-time high
4,931
in 2017
All-time low
2,196
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Female homicide victims in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 4,202 for female homicide victims in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Brazil peaked at 4,931 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,196, in 1992.
Brazil ranks 3rd of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,943 | 2,196 | 3,682 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,921 | 3,743 | 4,265 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,575 | 3,731 | 4,931 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,234 | 4,183 | 4,288 | 4 |
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More gender data for Brazil
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.35 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Brazil?
- Female homicide victims in Brazil was 4,202 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide victims recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 4,931 in 2017.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,196 in 1992.
- How does Brazil rank for female homicide victims?
- Brazil ranks 3rd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female homicide victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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