The number of black and Pardo Brazilian people murdered in Brazil had been increasing throughout the years up until 2017. In 2021, around 37,000 black and Pardo citizens were killed in the South American country, down from over 38,000 recorded one year before.
Number of homicides in Brazil from 2006 to 2021, by ethnicity
(in 1,000s)
Excluding homicides in which ethnicity or skin color was not informed
Supplementary notes
Figures have been rounded.
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 (which grew by 69,9 percent between 2017 and 2019). Therefore, the source estimates that there could be around 5.338 more homicides than officially recorded in 2019.
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Ipea. (December 1, 2023). Number of homicides in Brazil from 2006 to 2021, by ethnicity (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/867730/number-homicides-brazil-ethnicity/
Ipea. "Number of homicides in Brazil from 2006 to 2021, by ethnicity (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867730/number-homicides-brazil-ethnicity/
Ipea. (2023). Number of homicides in Brazil from 2006 to 2021, by ethnicity (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867730/number-homicides-brazil-ethnicity/
Ipea. "Number of Homicides in Brazil from 2006 to 2021, by Ethnicity (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867730/number-homicides-brazil-ethnicity/
Ipea, Number of homicides in Brazil from 2006 to 2021, by ethnicity (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867730/number-homicides-brazil-ethnicity/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of homicides in Brazil from 2006 to 2021, by ethnicity (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ipea, December 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/867730/number-homicides-brazil-ethnicity/
