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Homicides: male victims — Brazil

Homicides: male victims in Brazil in 2023 — 36,020 people. Ranked 82 in the world out of 82. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 33.8%.

2023 36,020 people −4.22% vs 2022
World rank 82of 82
Period maximum 58,750 people2017
Period minimum 23,771 people1992

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Homicides: male victims — Brazil, 1990–202320,00030,00040,00050,00060,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 26,931 people1991: 25,648 people1992: 23,771 people1993: 25,608 people1994: 27,249 people1995: 30,951 people1996: 35,171 people1997: 36,881 people1998: 38,404 people1999: 39,334 people2000: 41,600 people2001: 44,052 people2002: 45,787 people2003: 47,102 people2004: 44,535 people2005: 43,678 people2006: 45,080 people2007: 43,906 people2008: 46,042 people2009: 47,131 people2010: 47,777 people2011: 47,650 people2012: 51,591 people2013: 51,973 people2014: 54,786 people2015: 53,467 people2016: 56,465 people2017: 58,750 people2018: 51,334 people2019: 40,268 people2020: 40,634 people2021: 38,097 people2022: 37,608 people2023: 36,020 people
Change over the period: +9,089 (+33.75%) Average annual rate: 0.89 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil 36,020 people
World 339,070 people
South America computed 59,731 people
Homicides: male victims — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 36,020 −1,588 −4.22%
2022 37,608 −489 −1.28%
2021 38,097 −2,537 −6.24%
2020 40,634 +366 +0.91%
2019 40,268 −11,066 −21.56%
2018 51,334 −7,416 −12.62%
2017 58,750 +2,285 +4.05%
2016 56,465 +2,998 +5.61%
2015 53,467 −1,319 −2.41%
2014 54,786 +2,813 +5.41%
2013 51,973 +382 +0.74%
2012 51,591 +3,941 +8.27%
2011 47,650 −127 −0.27%
2010 47,777 +646 +1.37%
2009 47,131 +1,089 +2.37%
2008 46,042 +2,136 +4.86%
2007 43,906 −1,174 −2.6%
2006 45,080 +1,402 +3.21%
2005 43,678 −857 −1.92%
2004 44,535 −2,567 −5.45%
2003 47,102 +1,315 +2.87%
2002 45,787 +1,735 +3.94%
2001 44,052 +2,452 +5.89%
2000 41,600 +2,266 +5.76%
1999 39,334 +930 +2.42%
1998 38,404 +1,523 +4.13%
1997 36,881 +1,710 +4.86%
1996 35,171 +4,220 +13.63%
1995 30,951 +3,702 +13.59%
1994 27,249 +1,641 +6.41%
1993 25,608 +1,838 +7.73%
1992 23,771 −1,877 −7.32%
1991 25,648 −1,283 −4.76%
1990 26,931 — —

South America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SR Suriname 34 GY Guyana 109 UY Uruguay 325 BO Bolivia 359 PY Paraguay 393 CL Chile 1,110 AR Argentina 1,684 EC Ecuador 7,576 CO Colombia 12,121 BR Brazil 36,020
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The number of male victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year, from UNODC. The split of victims by sex is a stable regularity of world crime statistics: men make up about 80% of homicide victims in the world, and the gap is wider where the overall homicide rate is higher.

Important: The sum of male and female victims may not match the total number of homicides: some countries report data without a breakdown by sex, and such cases enter only the total indicator. The number of territories here is therefore smaller than in the “Number of intentional homicides” indicator.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.

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