Suicide Rate in Brazil
Brazil: Suicide Rate was 7.59 in 2021. β² Rising
Suicide Rate in Brazil, 2000β2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 7.59 for suicide rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate in Brazil peaked at 7.59 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.23, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 90th of 184 countries on this measure, 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 | 4.23 | 5.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.06 | 5.25 | 6.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.26 | 6.93 | 7.59 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 87 Guinea-Bissau 7.67 compare
- 88 Burundi 7.65 compare
- 89 El Salvador 7.63 compare
- 91 Malawi 7.57 compare
- 92 Ecuador 7.56 compare
- 93 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 7.39 compare
More gender data for Brazil
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 38,780 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate in Brazil?
- Suicide rate in Brazil was 7.59 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest suicide rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 7.59 in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.23 in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for suicide rate?
- Brazil ranks 90th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Suicide Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.