Brazil - Intentional self-harm

Suicides Brazil 2021

There are 42 suicides per day in Brazil

By 2021, suicides in Brazil increased by 1,663 people to at 15,495 suicides In 2021, on average 42 Brazilians committed suicide every day.

In Brazil there were 7.3 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.16 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 15,495 recorded suicide cases in 2021, 12,064 were men suicides and 3,431 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 11.6 per 100,000 men and for women 3.1 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Brazil. However, in Brazil in 2021 there were there were 42,968 homicides, and therefore, number of deaths by murder is far greater than people to take their own lives. There were 2.8 homicides per suicide.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2021	3,431	12,064	15,495	3.10	11.60	7.30
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
1989	1,072	3,417	4,489	1.50	4.70	3.10
1988	1,147	3,345	4,492	1.60	4.70	3.10
1987	1,171	3,527	4,698	1.70	5.00	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	2.90

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