Brazil vs Mexico: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Brazil
0.032 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Mexico
0.0493 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Brazil rank
28th
Mexico rank
27th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.0493 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.032 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.0173 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Mexico ahead.
Brazil ranks 28th and Mexico ranks 27th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990s | 0.0037 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0048 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0011 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.0018 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0003 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.0013 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0458 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0445 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.0346 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0381 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0035 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred, Brazil or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.0493 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.032 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Brazil and Mexico?
- 0.0173 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Brazil ranks 28th and Mexico ranks 27th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.