Out of every 100,000 men in Brazil, approximately 42 were murdered throughout 2021, down from about 44 homicides per 100,000 male inhabitants a year earlier. Meanwhile, among women in the South American country, homicide rate decreased from 3.54 murders per 100,000 females in 2020 to 3.53 homicides per 100,000 women in the following year.
Number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in Brazil from 2006 to 2021, by gender
The source notes that the notable descend of homicides registered in 2019 may be due to a deterioration in data quality, as reflected by the disproportionate increase in the number of violent deaths by undetermined manner. Moreover, that year there was a woman victim of violent death with no clear cause for every woman victim of homicide.
Figures have been rounded.
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Ipea. (December 1, 2023). Number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in Brazil from 2006 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/867708/homicide-rate-brazil-gender/
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Ipea. (2023). Number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in Brazil from 2006 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867708/homicide-rate-brazil-gender/
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Number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in Brazil from 2006 to 2021, by gender [Graph], Ipea, December 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/867708/homicide-rate-brazil-gender/
