Intentional homicides in Brazil
Brazil: Intentional homicides was 19.28 per 100,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Intentional homicides in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for intentional homicides in Brazil is 19.28 per 100,000 people, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides in Brazil peaked at 31.16 per 100,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.83 per 100,000 people, in 1992.
Brazil ranks 21st of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.05 per 100,000 people | 16.83 per 100,000 people | 25 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 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 | 20.42 per 100,000 people | 19.28 per 100,000 people | 21.81 per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More public sector data for Brazil
- Arms imports 435.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 135.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 435.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 98.81 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0096 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 20.95 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 22.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides in Brazil?
- Intentional homicides in Brazil was 19.28 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 31.16 per 100,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.83 per 100,000 people in 1992.
- How does Brazil rank for intentional homicides?
- Brazil ranks 21st out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is intentional homicides rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as part of Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.