Brazil - Intentional self-harm 2020

Suicides Brazil 2020

There are 38 suicides per day in Brazil

In 2020 around 13,832 suicides occurred in Brazil, 314 more than in 2019. In 2020, on average 38 Brazilians committed suicide every day.

Brazil reported 6.5 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.27 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 13,832 recorded suicide cases in 2020, 10,868 were men suicides and 2,964 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 10.5 per 100,000 men and for women 2.7 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Brazil. However, in Brazil in 2020 there were there were 47,722 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 3.5 homicides per suicide.

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Brazil - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2020	2,964	10,868	13,832	2.70	10.50	6.50
2019	2,919	10,599	13,518	2.70	10.30	6.40
2018	2,729	9,999	12,728	2.60	9.80	6.10
2017	2,664	9,826	12,490	2.50	9.70	6.00
2016	2,377	9,052	11,429	2.30	9.00	5.60
2015	2,396	8,780	11,176	2.30	8.80	5.50
2014	2,233	8,419	10,652	2.20	8.50	5.30
2013	2,223	8,309	10,532	2.20	8.50	5.30
2012	2,257	8,061	10,318	2.20	8.30	5.20
2011	2,089	7,762	9,851	2.10	8.10	5.00
2010	2,073	7,375	9,448	2.10	7.70	4.80
2009	1,872	7,500	9,372	1.90	7.90	4.90
2008	1,917	7,289	9,206	2.00	7.80	4.80
2007	1,872	6,995	8,867	1.90	7.50	4.70
2006	1,805	6,834	8,639	1.90	7.40	4.60
2005	1,805	6,742	8,547	1.90	7.40	4.60
2004	1,703	6,311	8,014	1.80	7.00	4.40
2003	1,604	6,256	7,860	1.70	7.00	4.30
2002	1,694	6,025	7,719	1.90	6.90	4.30
2001	1,560	6,177	7,737	1.70	7.10	4.40
2000	1,382	5,397	6,779	1.60	6.30	3.90
1999	1,230	5,300	6,530	1.40	6.20	3.80
1998	1,456	5,522	6,978	1.70	6.60	4.10
1997	1,423	5,496	6,919	1.70	6.60	4.20
1996	1,406	5,332	6,738	1.70	6.50	4.10
1995	1,410	5,174	6,584	1.70	6.40	4.10
1994	1,299	4,632	5,931	1.60	5.80	3.70
1993	1,193	4,354	5,547	1.50	5.60	3.50
1992	1,178	4,074	5,252	1.50	5.30	3.40
1991	1,202	3,980	5,182	1.60	5.30	3.40
1990	1,225	3,618	4,843	1.60	4.90	3.30
1986	1,167	3,140	4,307	1.70	4.50	3.10
1985	1,073	3,180	4,253	1.60	4.70	3.10
1984	1,157	3,274	4,431	1.70	4.90	3.30
1983	1,286	3,299	4,585	2.00	5.00	3.50
1982	1,071	2,846	3,917	1.70	4.40	3.10
1981	1,190	2,869	4,059	1.90	4.60	3.30
1980	1,179	2,715	3,894	1.90	4.40	3.20
1979	1,085	2,401	3,486	1.80	4.10	3.00

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