In 2019, the homicide rate in Brazil reached 271.65 occurrences per 100,000 inhabitants, the lowest figure reported in the country since 20106. This result contrasts to the previous ten years, when the country had reported an overall increasing trend in the homicide rate. The homicide rate among men in Brazil is on average ten times higher than that for women.
Homicide rate in Brazil from 2006 to 2019
(in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)
The source notes that the notable descend of homicides registered in 2019 may be due to a deterioration in data quality (especially in states such as Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Ceará and Bahia) as reflected by the disproportionate increase in the number of violent deaths by undetermined manner. Violent deaths with no clear cause grew by 69,9 percent between 2017 and 2019; for example, in the case of Rio de Janeiro, they experienced a 237 percent increase in 2019, while the total rate of homicides fell by 45,3 percent. Therefore, the source estimates that there could be around 5.338 more homicides in the country than officially recorded in 2019.
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Ipea. (August 26, 2021). Homicide rate in Brazil from 2006 to 2019 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/867725/homicide-rate-brazil/
Ipea. "Homicide rate in Brazil from 2006 to 2019 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. August 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867725/homicide-rate-brazil/
Ipea. (2021). Homicide rate in Brazil from 2006 to 2019 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867725/homicide-rate-brazil/
Ipea. "Homicide Rate in Brazil from 2006 to 2019 (in Number of Homicides per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867725/homicide-rate-brazil/
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