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
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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 May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/867708/homicide-rate-brazil-gender/
Ipea. "Number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in Brazil from 2006 to 2021, by gender." Chart. December 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867708/homicide-rate-brazil-gender/
Ipea. (2023). Number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in Brazil from 2006 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867708/homicide-rate-brazil-gender/
Ipea. "Number of Homicides per 100,000 Inhabitants in Brazil from 2006 to 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867708/homicide-rate-brazil-gender/
Ipea, Number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in Brazil from 2006 to 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867708/homicide-rate-brazil-gender/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
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/